Psalms 32:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

<Of David. Maschil.> Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 4:6-8 : 6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying, 7 Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered. 8 Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.
  • Ps 85:2 : 2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)
  • Acts 13:38-39 : 38 And so, let it be clear to you, my brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is offered to you: 39 And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.
  • Isa 44:22 : 22 I have put your evil doings out of my mind like a thick cloud, and your sins like a mist: come back to me; for I have taken up your cause.
  • Isa 1:18 : 18 Come now, and let us have an argument together, says the Lord: how may your sins which are red like blood be white as snow? how may their dark purple seem like wool?
  • Ps 40:4 : 4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.
  • Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. 19 He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea.
  • Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted. 5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage. 6 Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire. 7 Happy are those who have mercy: for they will be given mercy. 8 Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God. 9 Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God. 10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs. 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me. 12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.
  • Isa 43:25 : 25 I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.
  • Jer 17:7-8 : 7 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
  • Ps 89:15 : 15 Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.
  • Ps 119:1-2 : 1 <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord. 2 Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
  • Ps 53:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
  • Ps 1:1-2 : 1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord. 2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
  • Ps 84:12 : 12 O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.
  • Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
  • Ps 55:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.> Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
  • Ps 42:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of the sons of Korah.> Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.
  • Ps 45:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.> My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
  • Ps 52:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
  • Ps 128:1 : 1 <A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.
  • Ps 106:3 : 3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.

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  • Rom 4:6-8
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    6 As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

    7 Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

    8 Happy is the man against whom no sin is recorded by the Lord.

  • 2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

  • 5 I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

  • 13 He who keeps his sins secret will not do well; but one who is open about them, and gives them up, will get mercy.

  • 2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

  • 9 Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.

  • Ps 51:1-4
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.

    2 Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

    3 For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.

    4 Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

  • 22 And the priest will take away his sin before the Lord with the sheep which is offered for his wrongdoing, and he will have forgiveness for the sin which he has done.

  • Ps 103:2-3
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    2 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

    3 He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

  • Ps 130:3-4
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    3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

    4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.

  • 1 John 1:8-9
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    8 If we say that we have no sin, we are false to ourselves and there is nothing true in us.

    9 If we say openly that we have done wrong, he is upright and true to his word, giving us forgiveness of sins and making us clean from all evil.

  • 33 If I kept my evil doings covered, and my sin in the secret of my breast,

  • 4 Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.

  • 17 My wrongdoing is corded up in a bag, and my sin is shut up safe.

  • Ps 19:12-13
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    12 Who has full knowledge of his errors? make me clean from secret evil.

    13 Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

  • 3 Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

  • 7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,

  • 5 Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

  • 18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

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    1 Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

  • 14 In whom we have our salvation, the forgiveness of sins:

  • 27 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.

  • 18 Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.

  • 7 And this is the law for the meal offering: it is to be offered to the Lord before the altar by the sons of Aaron.

  • 1 <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

  • 22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • 11 Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.

  • 34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • 4 For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

  • 12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

  • 10 He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

  • 18 I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.

  • 5 Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

  • 5 And whoever is responsible for any such sin, let him make a statement openly of his wrongdoing;

  • 48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.

  • 5 He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  • 11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

  • 12 O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.

  • 9 I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:

  • 20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.

  • 24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus: