Psalms 32:2

What does Psalms 32:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 32:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!

Context

v.1Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

v.2This passage

v.3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

  • 2 Corinthians 5:19

    to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

  • Revelation 14:5

    And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

  • Leviticus 17:4

    and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to offer it as an oblation unto Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah: blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:

  • 1 Peter 2:1

    Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

  • 2 Corinthians 1:12

    For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

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