Psalms 32:5 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 32:6 Therefore shall euery one, that is godly, make his prayer vnto thee in a time, when thou mayest be founde: surely in the flood of great waters they shall not come neere him.

Psalms 32:7 Thou art my secret place: thou preseruest me from trouble: thou compassest me about with ioyfull deliuerance. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "acknowledged", "sinne", "vnto", "thee", "neither", "mine", "iniquitie", and "thought". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "acknowledged" and "sinne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "For thine hand is heauie vpon me..." into verse 6's "Therefore shall euery one that is godly...", so "acknowledged" and "sinne" 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 "acknowledged" and "sinne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.