Psalms 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Psalms 32:6 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near. |
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| WEB | For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him. |
| ASV | For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him. |
| YLT | For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not. |
| DARBY | For this shall every one that isgodly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him. |
| BBE | For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him. |
| Webster | For this shall every one that is godly pray to thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh to him. |
What does Psalms 32:6 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 32:3-7
It is very difficult to bring sinful man humbly to accept free mercy, with a full confession of his sins and self-condemnation. But the true and only way to peace of conscience, is, to confess our sins, that they may be forgiven; to declare them that we may be justified. Although repentance and confession do not merit the pardon of transgression, they are needful to the real enjoyment of forgiving mercy. And what…
Psalms 32:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 32:6
- Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
- Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- Psalms 34:2-5
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
- Psalms 4:3
But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him.
- Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
- John 7:34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
- Psalms 40:3
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
- Psalms 42:7
Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
- Psalms 124:4-5
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
- Psalms 144:7
Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
34:2-5; 40:3; 51:12,13; 2Co 1:4; 1Ti 1:16
godly.
4:3; 2Co 7:9,10; Tit 2:12
pray.
Pr 1:28; Isa 49:8; 55:6; Lu 19:42-44; Joh 7:34; 2Co 6:2
a time, etc. Heb. a time of finding. in the floods.
42:7; 69:1,2,13-15; 124:4,5; Ge 7:17-22; Isa 43:2; Mt 7:24-27
Re 12:15,16
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Context
- Psalms 32:5
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- Psalms 32:6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
- Psalms 32:7
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 32:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por esto orará á ti todo santo en el tiempo de poder hallarte: ciertamente en la inundación de muchas aguas no llegarán éstas á él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi tout homme pieux te priera au temps où l’on te trouve; certainement, en un déluge de grandes eaux, celles-ci ne l’atteindront pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Deshalb wird jeder Fromme zu dir beten, zur Zeit, wo du zu finden bist; gewiß, bei Flut großer Wasser-ihn werden sie nicht erreichen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Verbo Domini cæli firmati sunt, et spiritu oris ejus omnis virtus eorum. |