Psalms 32:7 (YLT)

Passage

Thou <FI>art<Fi> a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, <FI>With<Fi> songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.

Nearby Context

Psalms 32:5 My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, `I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou--Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Psalms 32:6 For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

Psalms 32:7 Thou <FI>art<Fi> a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, <FI>With<Fi> songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.

Psalms 32:8 I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

Psalms 32:9 Be ye not as a horse--as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hiding-place", "distress", "dost", "keep", "songs", and "deliverance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hiding-place", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For this doth every saintly one pray..." into verse 8's "I cause thee to act wisely And...", so "thou" and "hiding-place" 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 "thou" and "hiding-place" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.