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New Living Translation

Psalms 32:2

Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Deceit;   God Continued...;   Holiness;   Joy;   Justification;   Quotations and Allusions;   Sin;   Sincerity;   Scofield Reference Index - Imputation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Guileless;   Innocence-Guilt;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Forgiveness;   Guile;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blessed, the;   Deceit;   Justification before God;   Sincerity;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Healing;   Jesus christ;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blessing;   Old Testament in the New Testament, the;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shimei;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Anthropology;   Impute, Imputation;   Slothful;   Spirit;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Blessedness;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Brotherhood (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Impute, to,;   Nathanael ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bless;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beatitudes;   Death;   Guile;   Imputation;   Psalms, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 28;   Every Day Light - Devotion for June 3;  

Parallel Translations

English Revised Version
Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Update Bible Version
Blessed is [the] man to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
New Century Version
Happy is the person whom the Lord does not consider guilty and in whom there is nothing false.
New English Translation
How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed [is] the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile.
World English Bible
Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn't impute iniquity, In whose spirit there is no deceit.
Amplified Bible
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute wickedness, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
English Standard Version
Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Blessid is the man, to whom the Lord arrettide not synne; nethir gile is in his spirit.
Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Contemporary English Version
You bless them by saying, "You told me your sins, without trying to hide them, and now I forgive you."
American Standard Version
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
Bible in Basic English
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Complete Jewish Bible
How blessed those to whom Adonai imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit!
Darby Translation
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!
Easy-to-Read Version
It is a great blessing when the Lord says they are not guilty, when they don't try to hide their sins.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
King James Version (1611)
Blessed is the man vnto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie: and in whose spirit there is no guile.
New Life Bible
How happy is the man whose sin the Lord does not hold against him, and in whose spirit there is nothing false.
New Revised Standard
Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Blessed is the man, vnto whom the Lorde imputeth not iniquitie, and in whose spirite there is no guile.
George Lamsa Translation
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD has not reckoned his iniquity, and in whose heart there is no guile.
Good News Translation
Happy is the one whom the Lord does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free from all deceit.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!
Douay-Rheims Bible
(31-2) Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Revised Standard Version
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Blessed is ye man vnto whom God imputeth no vnrighteousnes: & in whose spirit there is no guile.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose mouth there is no guile.
Christian Standard Bible®
How joyful is a person whomthe Lord does not charge with iniquityand in whose spirit is no deceit!
Hebrew Names Version
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn't impute iniquity, In whose spirit there is no deceit.
King James Version
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Lexham English Bible
Happy is a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.
Literal Translation
Blessed is the man to whom Jehovah does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Blessed is the man, vnto whom the LORDE imputeth no synne, in whose sprete there is no gyle.
THE MESSAGE
Count yourself lucky— God holds nothing against you and you're holding nothing back from him.
New American Standard Bible
How blessed is a person whose guilt the LORD does not take into account, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
New King James Version
Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
Legacy Standard Bible
How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh will not take into account,And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

Contextual Overview

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A psalm of David.

Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! 2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! 3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. 4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude 5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the Lord ." And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude 6 Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: Leviticus 17:4, Romans 5:13, 2 Corinthians 5:19-21

whose: John 1:47, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:2, Revelation 14:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 12:13 - The Lord 2 Samuel 19:19 - Let not 2 Kings 20:3 - in truth 2 Chronicles 6:29 - know Psalms 1:1 - Blessed Psalms 32:11 - upright Psalms 119:1 - Blessed Psalms 119:80 - sound Psalms 125:4 - upright Isaiah 38:3 - I have Ezekiel 18:22 - his transgressions Zechariah 3:4 - I have Matthew 5:3 - Blessed Matthew 9:2 - be Matthew 11:6 - blessed John 4:23 - in truth Acts 26:18 - that they Romans 4:7 - General 1 Corinthians 5:8 - but Ephesians 1:7 - the forgiveness Ephesians 4:15 - speaking the truth Colossians 1:14 - the 1 Peter 4:14 - happy 1 John 2:12 - your

Cross-References

Genesis 32:26
Then the man said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!" But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me."
Genesis 32:27
"What is your name?" the man asked. He replied, "Jacob."
Joshua 5:14
"Neither one," he replied. "I am the commander of the Lord 's army." At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. "I am at your command," Joshua said. "What do you want your servant to do?"
Joshua 21:38
From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,
2 Samuel 2:8
But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul's son Ishbosheth.
2 Samuel 2:12
One day Abner led Ishbosheth's troops from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
2 Samuel 17:24
David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River.
1 Kings 2:8
"And remember Shimei son of Gera, the man from Bahurim in Benjamin. He cursed me with a terrible curse as I was fleeing to Mahanaim. When he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, I swore by the Lord that I would not kill him.
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab son of Iddo, in Mahanaim.
2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha prayed, "O Lord , open his eyes and let him see!" The Lord opened the young man's eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity,.... Or "does not think of it" n; with respect unto men, at least to the harm of them; his thoughts are thoughts of peace, and not of evil; their sins and iniquities he remembers no more; he does not charge them with them, he does not reckon them, or place them to their account, having imputed them to his Son; see 2 Corinthians 5:19. The Apostle Paul interprets this as inclusive of the imputation of righteousness without works; even of the righteousness of Christ, in which the blessedness of a man lies, Romans 4:6; for such an one is accepted with God, is justified in his sight, and is secure from condemnation and wrath; it is well with him at all times, in life, at death, and at judgment; he is an heir of eternal life, will enter into it, and be for ever glorified;

and in whose spirit [there is] no guile: for being thoroughly convinced of sin, he is sincere in his repentance for it, without deceit and hypocrisy in his confession of it; as David, the Apostle Paul, and the publican were, when they acknowledged themselves sinners; his faith, in looking to Christ for pardon and righteousness, is from the heart, and is unfeigned, and so is his profession of it before God, angels, and men; and whatever hypocrisy and guile are remaining in the old man, there is none in the new spirit put into him; in the new man, which is created in him, and which sinneth not: as the other phrases are expressive of pardon and justification, this points at internal sanctification, and which serves to complete the description of the happy man; such an one as David himself was; and this happiness he illustrates from his own experience in the following verses.

n יחשב "cogitat", Piscator; "cogitando reputavit", Gejerus; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity - Whose sin is not “reckoned” to him, or “charged” on him. The reference here is “to his own sin.” The idea is not, that he is happy on whom God does not charge the guilt of other men, but that he is happy who is not charged “with his own guilt,” or who is treated as if he had no guilt; that is, as if he were innocent. This is the true idea of justification. It is, that a man, although he is a sinner, and “is conscious” of having violated the law of God, is treated as if he had not committed sin, or as if he were innocent; that is, he is pardoned, and his sins are remembered against him no more; and it is the purpose of God to treat him henceforward as if he were innocent. The act of pardon does not change the facts in the case, or “make him innocent,” but it makes it proper for God to treat him as if he were innocent. The sin will not be re-charged upon him, or reckoned to his account; but he is admitted to the same kind of treatment to which he would be entitled if he had always been perfectly holy. See Romans 1:17, note; Romans 3:24, note; Romans 4:5, note; Romans 5:1, note.

And in whose spirit there is no guile - Who are sincere and true. That is, who are not hypocrites; who are conscious of no desire to cover up or to conceal their offences; who make a frank and full confession to God, imploring pardon. The “guile” here refers to the matter under consideration. The idea is not who are “innocent,” or “without guilt,” but who are sincere, frank, and honest in making “confession” of their sins; who keep nothing back when they go before God. We cannot go before him and plead our innocence, but we may go before him with the feeling of conscious sincerity and honesty in making confession of our guilt. Compare Psalms 66:18.


 
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