Psalms 32:2
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalms 32:2 in other translations
| BSB | Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
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| WEB | Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| ASV | Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile. |
| YLT | O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| DARBY | Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile! |
| BBE | Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| Webster | Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. |
What does Psalms 32:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 32:1-2
Psa 32:1-11. Maschil--literally, "giving instruction." The Psalmist describes the blessings of His forgiveness, succeeding the pains of conviction, and deduces from his own experience instruction and exhortation to others. 1-2. (Compare Ro 4:6). forgiven--literally, "taken away," opposed to retain (Joh 20:23). covered--so that God no longer regards the sin (Psa 85:3).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 32:1-2
Sin is the cause of our misery; but the true believer's transgressions of the Divine law are all forgiven, being covered with the atonement. Christ bare his sins, therefore they are not imputed to him. The righteousness of Christ being reckoned to us, and we being made the righteousness of God in him, our iniquity is not imputed, God having laid upon him the iniquity of us all, and made him a sin-offering for us…
Psalms 32:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 32:2
- John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- Revelation 14:5
And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19-21
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
- 1 Peter 2:1-2
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- Leviticus 17:4
And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
- Romans 5:13
(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
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Context
- Psalms 32:1
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
- Psalms 32:2
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Psalms 32:3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Psalms 32:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Bienaventurado el hombre á quien no imputa Jehová la iniquidad, y en cuyo espíritu no hay superchería. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Bienheureux l’homme à qui l’ Éternel ne compte pas l’iniquité, et dans l’esprit duquel il n’y a point de fraude! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Glückselig der Mensch, dem Jehova die Ungerechtigkeit nicht zurechnet, und in dessen Geist kein Trug ist! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Confitemini Domino in cithara; in psalterio decem chordarum psallite illi. |