Psalms 85:2

85:2 You pardoned ¹  the wrongdoing of your people;

you forgave ²  all their sin. (Selah)

Psalms 32:5

32:5 Then I confessed my sin;

I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.

I said, “I will confess ³  my rebellious acts to the Lord.”

And then you forgave my sins. ⁴  (Selah)

[85:2]  ¹ tn Heb “lifted up.”

[85:2]  ² tn Heb “covered over.”

[32:5]  ³ tn The Hiphil of ידה normally means “give thanks, praise,” but here, as in Prov 28:13, it means “confess.”

[32:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the wrongdoing of my sin.” By joining synonyms for “sin” in this way, the psalmist may be emphasizing the degree of his wrongdoing.