Spurgeon writes, "It is told of Luther than one day being asked which of all the Psalms were the best, he made answer, "Psalmi Paulini," and when his friends pressed to know which these might be, he said, "The 32nd, the 51st, the 130th, and the 143rd. For they all teach that the forgiveness of our sins comes, without the law and without works, to the man who believes, and therefore I call them Pauline Psalms."
This is the first of the Pauline psalms, and indeed, that Apostle quotes the opening verses in Romans 4 to establish his point that forgiveness is not a reward for works, but is a free gift given by Christ and received by faith. The Apostle is showing that the gospel he preached is not an innovation, but was already clearly recorded in the OT, specifically right here in Ps 32. Of course, Ps 32 is not only doctrine; it is testimony. The king is telling us who God is and how He deals with our sin by telling us how God dealt with his sin. Psalm 32 describes the king's experience of sin, silence, confession, and forgiveness, and applies it to the life of every Christian by telling us to pray, listen, trust, and rejoice.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
