Psalms 32:1

Psalms 32;1 says, A Psalm of David, Maschil. Again, the identification of this being a psalm of David, then verse one says, Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.  David said that those whose transgressions were forgiven and whose sins were covered were blessed.  As followers of Christ, this means us.  By the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, our transgressions are forgiven and our sins are coveredby His blood.  Verse two adds, Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.  David said the person whom God does not hold his or her iniquity against is blessed.  The only way for this to happen is through faith in Jesus Christ.  If we put our faith in Him and follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit, there should be no guile in us.  Verse three states, When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.  David said he had kept silent about the sin around him and his sins and it made him grow old.  If we do not speak out against sin and confess our own sins, we will begin to feel old and defeated.  Verse four adds, For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.  David added that when he refused to speak out against sin that God's hand was heavy on him.  If we refuse to renounce sin today as followers of Christ, then we should not be surprised if we feel God's hand pressing down on us and drying up our joy.  Verse five declares, 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.  David said he confessed his sins to God, and that God forgave him.  If we confess our sins to God through our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, then God will always forgive our sins.  Verse six adds, 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.  David tells us that because of God's salvation from our sins that we should seek Him while He may be found.  Jesus Christ died for the sins of everyone, but for this to have effect in our life, we must come to Jesus Christ when God calls us.  Verse seven continues, Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. David pronounced God to be his hiding place, or his place of security.  As Christians, as long as we put our faith in Jesus Christ, God will always be our place of security.  Verse eight says, I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.  David said he would teach others about God because he knew Who God is from his personal relationship withHim.  We as, followers of Christ today, must teach others about God  and share the gospel wherever we go.  Verse nine adds, Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.  David asked that people not be like a horse or mule who need someone else to force them to obey.  I believe that David was saying that we should not have to be forced to do God's will, but that we should do so willingly.  Verse ten states, Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.  As David said, if not in this lifetime, then at God's judgment day certainly, many sorrows will come to the wicked, but to those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ  God's mercy will encompass them.  Verse eleven adds, Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.  David called on the righteous to rejoice in the Lord, and that includes us today as followers of Christ.