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Psalm 32:5
The 2026 edition cites 3 passages containing Psalm 32:5, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Psalm 32:1-5
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 20.3
We reject the teaching that believers under the Old Testament had no such liberty as belongs to believers under the New Testament. The difference between the…
Psalm 32:5
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Cited by 2 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 11.5
God doth continue to forgive the sins of those that are justified; and, although they can never fall from the state of justification; yet they may, by their…
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 15.7
Since sin is primarily an offense against God, confession to other men cannot take the place of repentance toward God. Since each one is to confess his sins to…
Psalm 32:5-6
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 15.6
As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God, praying for the pardon thereof; upon which, and the forsaking of them, he shall find…
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 15.6
Self-examination is essential to true repentance. A person must examine his life to detect specific sins, and repent of them.
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 178
Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, in the name of Christ, by the help of his Spirit; with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgment of…
Shorter Catechism 1
- SC 98
Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful…