Bible Strands
Psalms 32:6
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David, having just confessed his sin and received forgiveness (v. 5), turns to address all the faithful with a general exhortation.
The words — לְעֵת (le'Et), "to a time of," is the hinge. The Hebrew reads "at a time of finding," not the BSB's looser "while You may be found"; the emphasis is on a specific window, not on continuous availability.
The thread — Isaiah 55:6 echoes the same urgency ("Seek the LORD while He may be found"); Isaiah 43:2 picks up the waters imagery; 2 Corinthians 6:2 frames the idea as "the time of favor."
Why it lands — It is a command to pray at the right moment, not a general invitation. The waters clause (BSB) adds that timely prayer is what keeps judgment from reaching you.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- 2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
- Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
- Psalms 4:3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
- Psalms 34:2 My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- Matthew 7:24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
- Psalms 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- Psalms 42:7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
- John 7:34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”