Psalm 32 Happy

Psalm 32 and 51 are companion lessons. (We examined Psalm 51 earlier.) Reading them together gives the impression that Psalm 51 was written first as David is seeking forgiveness and peace with Psalm 32 being a recitation of his condition after the fact. It is mostly in the past tense, and David is guiding others, like himself who strayed from the path. In a nutshell, he says, "Get back there."

    How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
Other translations use "happy" to convey the emotion of one thus freed. Thank you Amplified for some other synonyms: (fortunate, prosperous, favored by God, to be envied). Notice David's position. His transgression is forgiven, the sin is covered. In other words, his guilt is gone. The sin is not erased nor minimized. It was, and still is, bad.

He recognizes and confesses how bad it, and by extension, he is. But it is forgiven. It is covered.  One of the offerings outlined in Moses' teaching was a guilt offering. The "sin" offering was a more general situation involving a violation of the law. Often it was an inadvertent event. The "trespass" or guilt offering was when a specific injury was involved as a result of the sin and the act was deliberate. David wanted to cover both aspects.

Also notice that they are not ignored. People may ask, "How does God forget sins? Doesn't He know everything?" Yes, God does know everything, including our sins. No He does not forget them. Look at the Scripture.

Isaiah 43:25
    "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.

 Jeremiah 31:34
    ... declares the Lord, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
Notice that God has not forgotten, but He does not remember or bring into account. Other passages state the opposite, that the Lord will remember them and bring them to account. Jeremiah 14:10 is one. And, chillingly, Revelation 18:5 tells us that the false church, Babylon will be held accountable for all the sins that were committed throughout history.

Our sins were "remembered" and accounted for on the Cross. Jesus did pay it all. And we, like David, owe all to Him. "Happy, blessed, fortunate, prosperous, favored by God, to be envied," does not begin to convey the message. David tried.

How blessed is the one. He. That is me. Glory.