Psalms 32:6 (LSB)

Passage

Therefore, let every holy one pray to You at a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Nearby Context

Psalms 32:4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the heat of summer. Selah.

Psalms 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not cover up; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh;” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Psalms 32:6 Therefore, let every holy one pray to You at a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Psalms 32:7 You are my hiding place; You guard me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Psalms 32:8 I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "holy", "pray", "time", "found", "surely", "flood", and "great". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "holy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "I acknowledged my sin to You And..." into verse 7's "You are my hiding place You guard...", so "therefore" and "holy" 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 "therefore" and "holy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.