Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
What does Psalms 32:7 mean?
It is very difficult to bring sinful man humbly to accept free mercy, with a full confession of his sins and self-condemnation.
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Commentary on Psalms 32:7
Selah. Thou art my hiding-place - See Psalm 9:9 , note; Psalm 27:5 , note. The idea is that he would be safe under the protection of God. The general allusion is to concealment from an enemy, but the immediate reference is to sin, and the consequences of sin. By fleeing to God he would be secure against all the evils which sin brings upon human beings. Thou shalt preserve me from trouble - Particularly the trouble which comes from guilt; sadness and sorrow in the remembrance of sin; apprehension of the wrath of God in the world to come; the consequences of guilt in that unseen and eternal world.
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In time of trouble; see Psalm 27:5 ; so Christ is said to be, Isaiah 32:2 .
Context in Psalms 32
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Psalms 32 belongs to the early movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book II. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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