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Psalm 32

Psa. 32:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fora this shall every one that is godly
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
pray
palal (Hebrew #6419)
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
KJV usage: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
Pronounce: paw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
unto thee in a time
`eth (Hebrew #6256)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
KJV usage: + after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: from 5703
γwhen thou mayest be found
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
c: surely in the floods
sheteph (Hebrew #7858)
from 7857; a deluge (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: flood, outrageous, overflowing.
Pronounce: sheh'-tef
Origin: or sheteph {shay'-tef}
of great
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
e they shall not come nigh
naga` (Hebrew #5060)
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphem., to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
KJV usage: beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
Pronounce: naw-gah'
Origin: a primitive root
unto him.
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1 Tim. 1:16• 16But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, the first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal. (1 Tim. 1:16)
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of finding.
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Isa. 55:6• 6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. (Isa. 55:6)
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Isa. 43:2• 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 34:2‑5• 2My soul shall make its boast in Jehovah: the meek shall hear, and rejoice.
 3Magnify Jehovah with me, and let us exalt his name together.
 4I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
 5They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded. (Psa. 34:2‑5)
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Psa. 40:3• 3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, praise unto our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall confide in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:3)
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Psa. 51:12‑13• 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.
 13I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee. (Psa. 51:12‑13)
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2 Cor. 1:4• 4who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God. (2 Cor. 1:4)
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1 Tim. 1:16• 16But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, the first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal. (1 Tim. 1:16)
godly.
Psa. 4:3• 3But know that Jehovah hath set apart the pious man for himself: Jehovah will hear when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:3)
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2 Cor. 7:9‑10• 9Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.
 10For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death. (2 Cor. 7:9‑10)
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Titus 2:12• 12teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (Titus 2:12)
pray.
Prov. 1:28• 28--then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me. (Prov. 1:28)
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Isa. 49:8• 8Thus saith Jehovah: In a time of acceptance have I answered thee, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the land, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; (Isa. 49:8)
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Isa. 55:6• 6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. (Isa. 55:6)
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Luke 19:42‑44• 42saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, even at least in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes;
 43for days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall make a palisaded mound about thee, and shall close thee around, and keep thee in on every side,
 44and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children in thee; and shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone: because thou knewest not the season of thy visitation. (Luke 19:42‑44)
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John 7:34• 34Ye shall seek me and shall not find me, and where I am ye cannot come. (John 7:34)
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2 Cor. 6:2• 2(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now is the well-accepted time; behold, now the day of salvation:) (2 Cor. 6:2)
a time, etc.
Heb. a time of finding.
in the floods.
Psa. 42:7• 7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me. (Psa. 42:7)
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Psa. 69:1‑2,13‑15• 1To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
 2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
 13But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Jehovah, in an acceptable time: O God, in the abundance of thy loving-kindness answer me, according to the truth of thy salvation:
 14Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
 15Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me. (Psa. 69:1‑2,13‑15)
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Psa. 124:4‑5• 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;
 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. (Psa. 124:4‑5)
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Gen. 7:17‑22• 17And the flood was forty days on the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark; and it was lifted up above the earth.
 18And the waters prevailed and increased greatly on the earth; and the ark went on the face of the waters.
 19And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth; and all the high mountains that are under all the heavens were covered.
 20Fifteen cubits upward the waters prevailed; and the mountains were covered.
 21And all flesh that moved on the earth expired, fowl as well as cattle, and beasts, and all crawling things which crawl on the earth, and all mankind:
 22everything which had in its nostrils the breath of life, of all that was on the dry land, died. (Gen. 7:17‑22)
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Isa. 43:2• 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. (Isa. 43:2)
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Matt. 7:24‑27• 24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
 25and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.
 26And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
 27and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great. (Matt. 7:24‑27)
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Rev. 12:15‑16• 15And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be as one carried away by a river.
 16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth. (Rev. 12:15‑16)
• {v.6-7} When the flood of judgments break in, they are preserved. In every case, the soul thus acquainted with goodness can count upon God. God Himself, thus known, is its hiding place. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 29-32” by J.N. Darby)
• For that reason―because God is a forgiving God―the godly can ever turn to God in confidence, in a time when He can be found. There is a time coming when men will seek God but He will not be found. (“Psalms 32” by H. Smith)
• The two-fold result of knowing God as a forgiving God then follows. First, a confident hiding in the Lord for preservation from any further enemies that still exist (vs. 6-7); secondly, guidance from the Lord for the way (vs. 8-9). (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For this shall every one that is godlyf pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.

JND Translation Notes

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Chasid. see Ps. 30.4 2 Sam. 22.26.