Psalms 32:3 (GNV)

Passage

When I helde my tongue, my bones consumed, or when I roared all the day,

Nearby Context

Psalms 32:1 A Psalme of David to give instruction. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgiuen, and whose sinne is couered.

Psalms 32:2 Blessed is the man, vnto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie, and in whose spirite there is no guile.

Psalms 32:3 When I helde my tongue, my bones consumed, or when I roared all the day,

Psalms 32:4 (For thine hand is heauie vpon me, day and night: and my moysture is turned into ye drought of summer. Selah)

Psalms 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee, neither hid I mine iniquitie: for I thought, I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord, and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "helde", "tongue", "bones", "consumed", and "roared". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "helde" and "tongue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Blessed is the man vnto whom the..." into verse 4's "For thine hand is heauie vpon me...", so "helde" and "tongue" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "helde" and "tongue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.