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Psalm 32:1

By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

1By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
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Notice

David begins with blessing for someone whose disobedience is real and forgiven, making mercy the first word before the account of silence and groaning.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Romans 4:6–8Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:Paul names David’s blessing when describing God counting righteousness apart from works; Psalm 32 pronounces blessing on the person whose disobedience is forgiven.
Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.Both describe sin being dealt with through mercy: the psalm speaks of forgiveness and covering, Isaiah of transgressions blotted out.
Psalm 85:2You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.Both use forgiveness and covering together to describe what God has done about sin.
Acts 13:38–39Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins;Forgiveness of sins is the shared thread: David pronounces its blessing, and Acts announces its proclamation.
Isaiah 43:25I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.Both describe mercy toward transgression, with sin forgiven and covered in the psalm, blotted out and no longer remembered in Isaiah.
Micah 7:18–19Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he …Both speak of disobedience receiving pardon; Micah also names God’s delight in loving kindness.
Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.Both pronounce a blessing: David speaks of forgiven sin, while Revelation speaks of keeping commandments and access to the tree of life.
Isaiah 1:18“Come now, and let’s reason together,” says the LORD: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they …Both describe sin being dealt with: David uses forgiveness and covering, while Isaiah uses the change from scarlet to white.
Matthew 6:12Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.Forgiveness is central to both: the psalm declares its blessing, and the prayer asks God for it.
Jeremiah 17:7–8“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose confidence is in the LORD.Both describe a blessed person: one whose disobedience is forgiven in the psalm, and one who trusts the LORD in Jeremiah.
Psalm 40:4Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.Both pronounce a person blessed, with Psalm 32 naming forgiveness and Psalm 40 naming trust in the LORD.
Matthew 5:3–12“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Both pronounce blessing over people: David names those forgiven, and Jesus names the poor in spirit.
Where this verse fits

Guilt and confession. gratitude.

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Thank God for the blessing of forgiven sin

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Encouragement

The blessing David describes belongs to someone who has needed forgiveness. Your need for mercy is no barrier to asking God for it; he forgives sin.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).