Bible Strands
Psalms 32:2
Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David, labeled a Maskil, speaks from a moment of personal reflection following his own period of silent suffering and subsequent confession.
The words — אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי ('Ash.rei) translates literally as "how blessed!" and יַחְשֹׁ֬ב (yach.Sho) means "he reckons," framing the verse around divine accounting.
The thread — The concept of God not counting trespasses runs into 2 Corinthians 5:19, while the condition of a spirit without deceit connects to John 1:47 and Revelation 14:5.
Why it lands — The text states that blessing belongs to those whose iniquity God does not count and whose spirit holds no deceit, requiring readers to replace silent concealment with honest reliance on God's accounting.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Cross-references
- John 1:47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- Revelation 14:5 And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
- 1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Leviticus 17:4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- Romans 5:13 For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.