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The Physical Cost of Hidden Sin
Commentators unanimously highlight the profound connection between spiritual and physical health. David's "silence"—his refusal to confess his sin—led to an inner turmoil so intense that it felt like his very bones were aging and wasting away. This illustrates that unconfessed sin is not a silent, private matter; it can manifest as physical exhaustion, emotional anguish, and a feeling of being utterly drained, like a land in a drought.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 32:3
18th Century
Theologian
When I kept silence - The psalmist now goes on to state his condition of mind before he himself found this peace, or before he had this evid…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 32:3
19th Century
Bishop
When I kept. —He describes his state of mind before he could bring himself to confess his sin (the rendering of the particle k…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 32:1–5
19th Century
Preacher
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 32:3
16th Century
Theologian
When I kept silence, my bones wasted away. Here David confirms by his own experience the doctrine he had set forth: namely, that when humb…
John Gill
On Psalms 32:3
17th Century
Pastor
When I kept silence
Was unthoughtful of sin, unconcerned about it, and made no acknowledgment and confession of it t…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 32:3–7
17th Century
Minister
It is very difficult to bring sinful man humbly to accept free mercy, with a full confession of his sins and self-condemnation. But the true and on…