Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the one whose wrongdoing is forgiven and whose sin is covered, which means the Lord does not hold iniquity against him and his spirit is without deceit. That blessedness stands against David's anguish while he kept silent about his guilt, showing the misery of remaining unconfessed before confession brings relief. Forgiveness comes by looking to the Savior and openly acknowledging and confessing sin instead of hiding or excusing it, with humbling of heart, sincere sorrow, repentance, forsaking of sin, and believing trust in God's promise to forgive. Pardon comes by faith that confessed sin is borne by Christ the great Sin-bearer through His atoning death, who cleanses the heart by His blood, blots out the record, covers sin, and clothes the sinner in His own righteousness so he stands before God as if innocent. The pardoned soul has peace with God, is surrounded by mercy against accusing reminders of the past, finds God a hiding place who preserves from trouble and guides in the way to go, and walks onward and upward in a path growing brighter unto the perfect day.
Blessing and David's Experience
Blessed is the person whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered. The forgiven one is blessed because the sin is covered and the sinner is no longer held guilty before God. This forgiveness comforts the repentant and brings protection through mercy surrounding the one who trusts.
That blessedness stands set against the misery and spiritual agony of remaining silent and unconfessed in sin. Distress before the divine sentence shows the wretchedness of keeping guilt hidden. The anguish endured while keeping silent about guilt gives voice to what unconfessed sin costs before confession brings relief.
The next verse explains the blessing to mean that the Lord does not count iniquity against the person. It adds that there is no guile in his spirit, and no deceit. A guileless spirit accompanies this forgiveness, in which iniquity is not imputed.
Receiving Forgiveness Through Christ
Blessedness belongs to the one whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered, so that the sinner is no longer held guilty before God. David's distress before the divine sentence shows the misery of remaining silent and unconfessed in sin, and his experience shows that forgiveness follows looking to the uplifted Savior and honestly acknowledging and confessing sin rather than hiding it. That covering is given by God only through open, guileless confession without hiding iniquity, not by covering sin, denying wrong, hardening the heart in pride, or excusing disobedience. The following verse adds that the Lord does not count iniquity against the person whose spirit has no guile, and confession that acknowledges sin brings forgiveness of the iniquity of sin, cleansing from all unrighteousness, and mercy.
This forgiveness belongs with humbling of heart before God, repentance and contrition of soul, reconversion, and sincere sorrow for sin that seeks not pardon alone but a clean heart, holiness, and restored communion with God. It requires confessing and forsaking sin, fearing God always, having no guile in spirit, believing God's promise to forgive will be fulfilled, having a humble and contrite heart, and humble obedience with reliance solely on the merits of Christ's blood. Repentance toward God for breaking the divine law and faith in Christ who died for justification fulfill the promise of the converted soul's blessed experience. Confession of sin places a person on vantage ground.
Pardon comes by faith that sin, confessed and repented of, is borne by Christ the great Sin-bearer. His death is the atoning sacrifice for sins and the great medium through whom mercy and favor from God are received, and He is the originator, author, and finisher of faith from whom all blessings come. This forgiveness involves cleansing of the heart by His precious blood and blotting out of the dark record, not merely outward washing, for Judas had his feet washed yet his heart remained unclean and polluted.
Christ the innocent Sin-bearer takes the transgressor's sin and gives the sinner His own righteousness, so the sinner who trusts Christ stands before God clothed in Christ's righteousness. Sins forgiven in Christ are covered and remembered no more, and the Lord accepts the sinner who comes in contrition repenting of sins and treats him just as if he were innocent. Men and women may come to Christ the great Physician just as they are, and every repentant soul who comes is received and pardoned. The returning sinner is welcomed by the Father without reproach or reminders of past unworthiness, accepted in the Beloved and enabled to start afresh, able to say every day and every hour that transgressions are pardoned and sins forgiven.
Life of the Forgiven
Pardon belongs with peace in the soul, and with peace with God through repentance toward God for breaking the divine law and faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior who died for justification. The forgiven person is blessed because the Lord covers sin, and this covering is received through faith in Christ as the personal Savior.
Forgiveness comforts the repentant person, and the Lord's mercy surrounds the one who trusts in Him. That encircling mercy is protection against accusations that dwell on past sins. God becomes a hiding place who preserves from trouble, so that floods of great waters do not come near, and He surrounds with songs of deliverance. He hears the godly who pray while He may be found, and He instructs and teaches in the way to go and guides with His eye. David found Him to be hiding place and deliverer after honest acknowledgment and confession of sin and looking to the uplifted Saviour.
True blessing belongs to the onward and upward life of the just whose path grows brighter and brighter unto the perfect day as they walk in the light of God's face. This joyful, trusting condition holds important lessons for those with humble, contrite hearts. It is the state of those God makes a light to others. In the troublous times at the beginning of the end, this blessing belongs to those in the church who refuse to become worldly in practice and instead draw near to God in repentance and putting away of sin.
Blessed is the one whose wrongdoing is forgiven and whose sin is covered, which means the Lord does not hold iniquity against him and his spirit is without deceit. That blessedness stands against David's anguish while he kept silent about his guilt, showing the misery of remaining unconfessed before confession brings relief. Forgiveness comes by looking to the Savior and openly acknowledging and confessing sin instead of hiding or excusing it, with humbling of heart, sincere sorrow, repentance, forsaking of sin, and believing trust in God's promise to forgive. Pardon comes by faith that confessed sin is borne by Christ the great Sin-bearer through His atoning death, who cleanses the heart by His blood, blots out the record, covers sin, and clothes the sinner in His own righteousness so he stands before God as if innocent. The pardoned soul has peace with God, is surrounded by mercy against accusing reminders of the past, finds God a hiding place who preserves from trouble and guides in the way to go, and walks onward and upward in a path growing brighter unto the perfect day.
Blessing and David's Experience
Blessed is the person whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered. The forgiven one is blessed because the sin is covered and the sinner is no longer held guilty before God. This forgiveness comforts the repentant and brings protection through mercy surrounding the one who trusts.
That blessedness stands set against the misery and spiritual agony of remaining silent and unconfessed in sin. Distress before the divine sentence shows the wretchedness of keeping guilt hidden. The anguish endured while keeping silent about guilt gives voice to what unconfessed sin costs before confession brings relief.
The next verse explains the blessing to mean that the Lord does not count iniquity against the person. It adds that there is no guile in his spirit, and no deceit. A guileless spirit accompanies this forgiveness, in which iniquity is not imputed.
Receiving Forgiveness Through Christ
Blessedness belongs to the one whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered, so that the sinner is no longer held guilty before God. David's distress before the divine sentence shows the misery of remaining silent and unconfessed in sin, and his experience shows that forgiveness follows looking to the uplifted Savior and honestly acknowledging and confessing sin rather than hiding it. That covering is given by God only through open, guileless confession without hiding iniquity, not by covering sin, denying wrong, hardening the heart in pride, or excusing disobedience. The following verse adds that the Lord does not count iniquity against the person whose spirit has no guile, and confession that acknowledges sin brings forgiveness of the iniquity of sin, cleansing from all unrighteousness, and mercy.
This forgiveness belongs with humbling of heart before God, repentance and contrition of soul, reconversion, and sincere sorrow for sin that seeks not pardon alone but a clean heart, holiness, and restored communion with God. It requires confessing and forsaking sin, fearing God always, having no guile in spirit, believing God's promise to forgive will be fulfilled, having a humble and contrite heart, and humble obedience with reliance solely on the merits of Christ's blood. Repentance toward God for breaking the divine law and faith in Christ who died for justification fulfill the promise of the converted soul's blessed experience. Confession of sin places a person on vantage ground.
Pardon comes by faith that sin, confessed and repented of, is borne by Christ the great Sin-bearer. His death is the atoning sacrifice for sins and the great medium through whom mercy and favor from God are received, and He is the originator, author, and finisher of faith from whom all blessings come. This forgiveness involves cleansing of the heart by His precious blood and blotting out of the dark record, not merely outward washing, for Judas had his feet washed yet his heart remained unclean and polluted.
Christ the innocent Sin-bearer takes the transgressor's sin and gives the sinner His own righteousness, so the sinner who trusts Christ stands before God clothed in Christ's righteousness. Sins forgiven in Christ are covered and remembered no more, and the Lord accepts the sinner who comes in contrition repenting of sins and treats him just as if he were innocent. Men and women may come to Christ the great Physician just as they are, and every repentant soul who comes is received and pardoned. The returning sinner is welcomed by the Father without reproach or reminders of past unworthiness, accepted in the Beloved and enabled to start afresh, able to say every day and every hour that transgressions are pardoned and sins forgiven.
Life of the Forgiven
Pardon belongs with peace in the soul, and with peace with God through repentance toward God for breaking the divine law and faith in Jesus Christ as personal Savior who died for justification. The forgiven person is blessed because the Lord covers sin, and this covering is received through faith in Christ as the personal Savior.
Forgiveness comforts the repentant person, and the Lord's mercy surrounds the one who trusts in Him. That encircling mercy is protection against accusations that dwell on past sins. God becomes a hiding place who preserves from trouble, so that floods of great waters do not come near, and He surrounds with songs of deliverance. He hears the godly who pray while He may be found, and He instructs and teaches in the way to go and guides with His eye. David found Him to be hiding place and deliverer after honest acknowledgment and confession of sin and looking to the uplifted Saviour.
True blessing belongs to the onward and upward life of the just whose path grows brighter and brighter unto the perfect day as they walk in the light of God's face. This joyful, trusting condition holds important lessons for those with humble, contrite hearts. It is the state of those God makes a light to others. In the troublous times at the beginning of the end, this blessing belongs to those in the church who refuse to become worldly in practice and instead draw near to God in repentance and putting away of sin.