Mazmur 32:5

32:5 Then I confessed my sin;

I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.

I said, “I will confess ¹  my rebellious acts to the Lord.”

And then you forgave my sins. ²  (Selah)

Mazmur 35:5

35:5 May they be ³  like wind-driven chaff,

as the Lord’s angel ⁴  attacks them! ⁵ 

Mazmur 103:3

103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins,

who heals all your diseases, ⁶ 

Mazmur 130:4

130:4 But ⁷  you are willing to forgive, ⁸ 

so that you might ⁹  be honored. ¹⁰ 

[32:5]  ¹ tn The Hiphil of ידה normally means “give thanks, praise,” but here, as in Prov 28:13, it means “confess.”

[32:5]  ² 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.

[35:5]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. See v. 4.

[35:5]  ⁴ sn See the mention of the Lord’s angel in Ps 34:7.

[35:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “as the Lord’s angel pushes [them].”

[103:3]  ⁶ tn This relatively rare noun refers to deadly diseases (see Deut 29:22; Jer 14:18; 16:4; 2 Chr 21:19).

[130:4]  ⁷ tn Or “surely.”

[130:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “for with you [there is] forgiveness.”

[130:4]  ⁹ tn Or “consequently you are.”

[130:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “feared.”