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gets out to as many people as possible. Thanks. And today I'm going to be preaching Psalm 32. It's very likely, so don't get

nervous. It's very likely that I'm going to break this up into two parts because the first five

verses deal entirely exclusively with confession. And so I want to make sure that we're thorough

in understanding confession from the Word of God and the blessings

that ensue from confessing our sin to the Lord with truthfulness. So I'll read our text in its

entirety and then I'll go ahead and begin preaching the sermon. Would you join me in standing now for

the reading of God's Word? When I finish reading the text, I'll say this is the

word of the Lord, at which point I would like very much if you would respond by saying, thanks be to God.

Once more, our text for today is Psalm chapter 32. The Bible says this,

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom

the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent,

my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My strength was dried up as by the summer,

the heat of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity. I said,

I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin, Salah.

Therefore, let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found.

Surely, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

You are a hiding place for me.

You preserve me from trouble.

You surround me with shouts of deliverance.

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