Psa 32:1-6 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
This psalm, which has given healing to many a wounded conscience, comes from the depths of a conscience which itself has been wounded and healed. One must be very dull of hearing not to feel how it throbs with emotion, and is, in fact, a gush of rapture from a heart experiencing in its freshness the new joy of forgiveness. So, then, here is this thought; all sin is a going away. From what? Rather the question should be-from whom? All sin is a departure from God. And that is its deepest and darkest characteristic. And it is the one that needs to be most urged, for it is the one that we are most apt to forget. We are all ready enough to acknowledge faults; none of us have any hesitation in saying that we have done wrong, and have gone wrong. We are ready to recognise that we have transgressed the law; but what about the Lawgiver? The personal element in every sin, great or small, is that it is a voluntary rending of a union which exists, a departure from God who is with us in the deepest recesses of our being, unless we drag ourselves away from the support of His enclosing arm, and from the illumination of His indwelling grace. (MacLaren)
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,…. Or “lifted up” (m); bore and carried away: sin is a transgression of the law; the guilt of it charged upon the conscience of a sinner is a heavy burden, too heavy for him to bear, and the punishment of it is intolerable: forgiveness is a removal of sin, guilt, and punishment. Sin was first taken off, and transferred from the sinner to Christ, the surety; and who laid upon him really and judicially, as the sins of the people of Israel were put upon the scapegoat typically; and was bore by him, both guilt and punishment, and taken away, finished, and made an end of; and by the application of his blood and sacrifice it is taken away from the sinner’s conscience; it is caused to pass from him, and is removed afar off, as far as the east is from the west; it is so lifted off from him as to give him ease and peace, and so as never to return to the destruction of him; wherefore such a man is a happy man; he has much peace, comfort, calmness, and serenity of mind now can appear before God with intrepidity, and serve him without fear; no bill of indictment can hereafter be found against him; no charge will be exhibited, and so no condemnation to him. (Gill)
We try to cover our own sin by a multitude of ways:
Neglect of studying God’s Word and thereby not seeing or aware of sin
Turning a deaf ear to the Holy Spirit’s conviction
Following others who’s lives are weak in faith, understanding, and knowledge of God’s Word and things of God.
Saying my sin is not that bad.
Discounting the significance of the sin.
Thinking it is hidden from God.
Going to a place of worship that does not speak of the sinfulness of sin in light of the holiness of God.
Making our own justification for the reason(s) of or for our sin.
Saying I was just born weak in this area.
Allowing our time to be consumed by worldly things and pleasures so we don’t have time to reflect about how we are living our life.
There maybe some short term pleasure in a life of willful sin, but it will never satisfy your inner being. Forfeited will be true joy, hope, peace, and rest until it is recognized, confessed, and repented of. God’s amazing grace, mercy, and love should not give us reason to sin, but should rather, give us reason to walk humbly with intentional purpose to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all thoughts, words, and actions.
