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Psa. 32:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Fora this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time γwhen thou mayest be foundc: surely in the floods of great waterse they shall not come nigh unto him.

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1 Tim. 1:16• ¹⁶But for this cause mercy was shown me that in me, [as] chief, Christ might display the whole long-suffering for an outline-sketch of those that should believe on him unto 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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For this.

Psa. 34:2‑5• ²My soul shall glory in Jehovah;{HR}The afflicted shall hear and be glad.
³Exalt ye Jehovah with me,{HR}And let us extol his name together.
⁴I sought Jehovah, and he answered me,{HR}And he delivered me from all my fears.
⁵They looked unto him and they shone;{HR}And their faces shall not be ashamed. (Psa. 34:2‑5)

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Psa. 40:3• ³And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our God:{HR}Many shall {i}see{/i} and fear, and trust in Jehovah. (Psa. 40:3)

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Psa. 51:12‑13• ¹²Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,{HR}And let a free spirit uphold me.
¹³I will teach transgressors thy ways,{HR}And sinners shall turn unto thee. (Psa. 51:12‑13)

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2 Cor. 1:4• ⁴that comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those that are in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God, (2 Cor. 1:4)

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1 Tim. 1:16• ¹⁶But for this cause mercy was shown me that in me, [as] chief, Christ might display the whole long-suffering for an outline-sketch of those that should believe on him unto life eternal. (1 Tim. 1:16)

godly.

Psa. 4:3• ³But know ye that Jehovah hath set apart him that is godly for himself:{HR}Jehovah heareth when I call unto him. (Psa. 4:3)

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2 Cor. 7:9‑10• ⁹Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved but that ye were grieved unto repentance, for ye were grieved according to God that in nothing ye might suffer damage from us.
¹⁰For grief according to God worketh repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the grief of the world worketh out death. (2 Cor. 7:9‑10)

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Titus 2:12• ¹²instructing us that, having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godlily in this present age, (Titus 2:12)

pray.

Prov. 1:28• ²⁸Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;{HR}They will seek me diligently but shall not find me. (Prov. 1:28)

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Isa. 49:8• ⁸Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a 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, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes.
⁴³For days shall come upon thee that thine enemies shall make a rampart about thee and compass thee round and keep thee in on every side,
⁴⁴and level thee with the ground and thy children in thee; and not leave in thee stone upon 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 ; and where I am, ye cannot come. (John 7:34)

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2 Cor. 6:2• ²(for he saith, In an acceptable season I listened to thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee: behold, now a right acceptable season, behold, now a day of salvation), (2 Cor. 6:2)

a time, etc.

Heb. a time of finding.

in the floods.

Psa. 42:7• ⁷Deep is calling unto deep at the voice of thy waterfalls;{HR}All thy waves and thy billows have passed over me. (Psa. 42:7)

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Psa. 69:1‑2,13‑15• ¹To the chief musician, on Shoshannim (lilies) ; of David.{HR}Save me, O God, for the waters have come unto [my] soul.
²I sink in deep mire where [is] no standing.{HR}I am come into depths of waters,{HR}And the flood overfloweth me.
¹³But as for me, my prayer [is] to thee,{HR}O Jehovah (in) an acceptable time;{HR}O God, in the abundance of thy mercy answer me,{HR}In the truth of thy salvation.
¹⁴Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink;{HR}Let me be delivered from those hating me,{HR}And from the depths of waters.
¹⁵Let not the waterflood overflow me,{HR}And let not the deep swallow me up;{HR}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 overflowed us;{HR}The stream had passed over our soul.
⁵Then had passed over our soul the proud waters. (Psa. 124:4‑5)

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Gen. 7:17‑22• ¹⁷And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased and bare 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 upon the face of the waters.
¹⁹And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that [were] under all the heavens were covered.
²⁰Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
²¹And all flesh that moved upon the earth expired, bird and cattle and beast and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all mankind:
²²all died which [had] breath of spirit of life, of all that [was] in dry [land]. (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 heareth these my words and doeth them, I will liken him to a prudent man which built his house upon the rock;
²⁵and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it fell not; for it had been founded upon the rock.
²⁶And every one that heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man which built his house upon the sand;
²⁷and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and fell 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 after the woman water as a river, that he might make her as carried away by a river.
¹⁶And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up 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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Because of this shall every godly one pray unto thee at a time for finding [thee];{HR}Surely in a flood of many waters they shall not come unto him.