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href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Blessed <i>is</i> the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit <i>there is</i> no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blessed <i>is</i> the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit <i>there is</i> no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />How blessed is a person whose guilt the LORD does not take into account, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh will not take into account, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute wickedness, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How joyful is a person whom the LORD does not charge with iniquity and in whose spirit is no deceit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How joyful is the man the LORD does not charge with sin and in whose spirit is no deceit! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You bless them by saying, "You told me your sins, without trying to hide them, and now I forgive you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the person whom the LORD no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free from all deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How blessed is the person against whom the LORD does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the LORD does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Happy is the one to whom the LORD does not charge with sin, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O the blessedness of a man, "" To whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, "" And in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Happy the man Jehovah will not reckon sin to him, and no deceit in his spirit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 31:2>Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the LORD has not reckoned his iniquity, and in whose heart there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Blessed is the son of man whose sin LORD JEHOVAH will not account to him, and there is no deceit in his heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose mouth there is no guile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/32-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm">The Providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·rê (Interjection) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">whose iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: yaḥ·šōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">count</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">against him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: bə·rū·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">in whose spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7423.htm" title="7423: rə·mī·yå̄h (N-fs) -- Remissness, treachery. From ramah; remissness, treachery.">deceit.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a></span><br />“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Romans 5:13</a></span><br />For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a></span><br />God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.</p><p class="hdg">The Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-4.htm">Leviticus 17:4</a></b></br> And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Romans 5:13</a></b></br> (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19-21</a></b></br> To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation… </p><p class="hdg">whose</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-47.htm">John 1:47</a></b></br> Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">2 Corinthians 1:12</a></b></br> For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1,2</a></b></br> Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/psalms/22-17.htm">Count</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Counteth</a> <a href="/psalms/24-4.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Guile</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-9.htm">Impute</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Imputeth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Count</a> <a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">Counteth</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/34-13.htm">Guile</a> <a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/psalms/33-12.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm">Impute</a> <a href="/romans/4-6.htm">Imputeth</a> <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-7.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/34-2.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Blessedness consists in remission of sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Confession of sins gives ease to the conscience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">God's promises bring joy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, it often refers to the joy and peace that come from a right relationship with God. This echoes the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5.htm">Matthew 5</a>, where Jesus describes the blessedness of those who live according to God's will.<p><b>whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him</b><br>This phrase highlights the concept of divine forgiveness. Iniquity refers to moral wrongdoing or sin. The idea that the LORD does not count iniquity against a person is central to the doctrine of justification by faith, as seen in <a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7-8</a>, where Paul cites this psalm to illustrate the blessedness of those whose sins are forgiven through faith in Christ.<p><b>in whose spirit there is no deceit</b><br>This speaks to the integrity and sincerity required in one's relationship with God. Deceit in the spirit implies hypocrisy or hidden sin. Jesus emphasized the importance of purity of heart in <a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a>, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." The absence of deceit aligns with the call to live transparently before God, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>, which encourages believers to walk in the light.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm">Psalm 32</a>, David is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God, his kingship over Israel, and his heartfelt psalms of repentance and praise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with His people. In this context, He is the one who forgives and does not count sin against the repentant.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessed_man.htm">The Blessed Man</a></b><br>Represents any individual who has received God's forgiveness and whose life is marked by integrity and honesty before God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_forgiveness.htm">The Joy of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Understanding that true happiness and blessedness come from knowing our sins are forgiven by God. This should lead to a life of gratitude and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_of_spirit.htm">Integrity of Spirit</a></b><br>Emphasizes the importance of living with honesty and transparency before God. A deceitful spirit hinders our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_in_forgiveness.htm">God's Grace in Forgiveness</a></b><br>Highlights the unmerited favor of God in not counting our sins against us. This should encourage us to extend grace and forgiveness to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession.htm">The Role of Confession</a></b><br>Encourages regular self-examination and confession of sins as a means to maintain a clear conscience and a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light.htm">Living in the Light</a></b><br>Calls believers to walk in the light of God's truth, avoiding deceit and embracing a life of integrity and authenticity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_romans_4_6-8_conflict_with_judgment.htm">In Romans 4:6-8, does the idea of sin not being counted against believers conflict with other biblical passages that emphasize judgment and accountability?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_blasphemy_unforgivable.htm">Matthew 12:31-32: How can blasphemy against the Holy Spirit be 'unforgivable' if Scripture elsewhere teaches God's limitless forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_20_27_align_with_science.htm">Proverbs 20:27 claims 'the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord'--how can this be reconciled with scientific understandings of human consciousness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_john_3_9_say_christians_never_sin.htm">What does 'God will not strive with man forever' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Blessed is the man unto</span> <span class="cmt_word">whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity</span>. "Iniquity" - the defilement of the sinner's own soul by sin - is not at once removable; if removable at all, it is only so by long lapse of time, and God's special mercy. But God can, at his own will and at any moment, "not impute" it - not count it against the sinner to his detriment. Then in God's sight the man is clean; it is as though the iniquity were not there. And in whose spirit there is no guile; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> no false seeming - no hypocrisy - where repentance has been sincere and real. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/32-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Blessed</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happiness, interjection, how happy!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whose sin</span><br /><span class="heb">עָוֺ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">count</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְשֹׁ֬ב</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·šōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against him,</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in whose spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרוּח֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rū·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deceit.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְמִיָּה׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(rə·mî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7423.htm">Strong's 7423: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remissness, treachery</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 32:2 Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 32:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 32:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 32:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 32:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>