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446. How Blest, Those Whose Transgressions (Psalm 32)

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1 How blest, those whose transgressions
have freely been forgiven;
whose guilt is wholly covered
before the sight of heaven.
Blest, those to whom our Lord God
will not impute their sin:
whose guilt has been forgiven;
whose hearts, made true again.

2 While I kept guilty silence,
my strength was spent with grief.
Your hand was heavy on me;
my life found no relief.
But when I made confession
and hid no sin from you,
when I revealed my failings,
you gave me life anew.

3 So let the godly seek you,
when troubling times are near;
no storm or flood shall reach them,
nor cause their hearts to fear.
In you, O Lord, I hide me;
you save me from all ill.
And songs of your salvation
my heart with rapture fill.

Text Information
First Line: How blest, those whose transgressions
Title: How Blest, Those Whose Transgressions (Psalm 32)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ;
Topic: Community in Christ; Confession; Forgiveness (7 more...)
Source: The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909, alt.
Tune Information
Name: MEIRIONYDD
Composer: William Lloyd (1840)
Meter: 7.6.7.6.D
Key: D Major


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Although this is one of the traditional seven penitential psalms, it could equally well be called a psalm of thanksgiving for forgiveness. It bears witness to the desirability of confession as well as to God’s gracious and forgiving nature, encouraging the faithful to seek God.


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