In Psalm 42, David contemplates God’s goodness and writes about the great blessing and joy of being forgiven by God. Each of us has stories of God’s goodness and grace for forgiving us and setting us free from the burden of guilt and shame!
David sinned against God by committing adultery with Bathsheba and eliminating her husband. For a long while he did not admit his sin, but when the prophet Nathan confronted him, he saw the error of his way. He came before the Lord in prayer and repentance and seeking God’s forgiveness. The forgiveness that the Lord gave him lifted the agony and the pain of his sin and brought joy to his heart!
Read the below passage and contemplate the forgiveness that the Lord has provided you and praise Him for it!
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! Psalm 32
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