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3. The counsel of the forgiven 32:6-11 
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32:6 Initially David advised the godly to confess their sins quickly so God would not remove Himself from them because of their sin and seem harder to find later. If one keeps short accounts with God, calamities that God sometimes uses to bring people to repentance will not overwhelm him.

32:7 David paused to praise God for being a refuge for him when such a flood of trouble had overwhelmed him. The Lord not only sustained him but also gave him occasion to praise His name.81

32:8-9 The psalmist instructed the godly further as a teacher who carefully watched over their welfare. His counsel was to yield to the Lord quickly rather than resisting Him. It is better for the godly to walk in the moral will of God willingly than for God to put pressure on them to do so.

32:10-11 The wicked can count on having much sorrow in life. On the other hand those who trust in the Lord will experience His loyal love and will be able to praise Him.

Believers who sin are wise to confess their sins to God as soon after we commit them as possible. This will minimize the discipline God sends to bring us to repentance.82



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