赦罪的喜乐
诗篇三十二篇
1（大卫的训诲诗。）得赦免其过、遮盖其罪的，这人是有福的！
2凡心里没有诡诈、耶和华不算为有罪的，这人是有福的！
3我闭口不认罪的时候，因终日唉哼而骨头枯干。
4黑夜白日，你的手在我身上沉重；我的精液耗尽，如同夏天的干旱。（细拉）
5我向你陈明我的罪，不隐瞒我的恶。我说：我要向耶和华承认我的过犯，你就赦免我的罪恶。（细拉）
6为此，凡虔诚人都当趁你可寻找的时候祷告你；大水泛溢的时候，必不能到他那里。
7你是我藏身之处；你必保佑我脱离苦难，以得救的乐歌四面环绕我。（细拉）
8我要教导你，指示你当行的路；我要定睛在你身上劝戒你。
9你不可像那无知的骡马，必用嚼环辔头勒住他；不然，就不能驯服。
10恶人必多受苦楚；惟独倚靠耶和华的必有慈爱四面环绕他。
11你们义人应当靠耶和华欢喜快乐；你们心里正直的人都当欢呼。
信息分享
诗中谈及罪的每一个字，都值得我们留意，请先读第1和2节。你明白它们的意思吗？现在请留意第1和2节的结语--「这人是有福的！」--那表示蒙赦罪的人，实在是何等快乐！这是大卫的亲身经历：「人最大的快乐，莫如知道神已赦免他的罪，和他已经与神和好。」
大卫曾经有足足一年的时间隐藏他的罪；那期间，他日夜都受到良心的谴责(3、4节)。最后，他终于向神认罪--巨细无遗地向神陈明他的罪。我们有时也必须这样做，不可只说：「神已知道我犯了甚么罪」，反要像大卫一样(第5节)，向神承认一切过犯：「我犯罪跌倒，我偏行己路，我违背了律法，我要承担全部的责任。」。
接着，大卫指出主会引领他的前路(9节)，以致他不会再犯罪，也不会再有被罪折磨的痛苦感觉。大卫劝勉我们：「不要做一匹不驯服的驴马，唯独遵从主的带领，祂必保守你不再犯罪。」这正是得胜的秘诀。
主是否正向你的良心说些甚么呢？在你和祂的中间，是否有罪的阻隔？立即认罪吧！只有向神认罪，你才会知道蒙神赦罪和与神相交，将会为你带来何等美妙的喜乐。
牢记：
只有清洁的良心，才会带来快乐的心灵。
The Joy of Forgiveness
Psalm 32
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Message
Each word David used for sin is worth studying. Look at them in verses 1 and 2. What does each one mean? Now look at the first word of the Psalm - 'blessed' - which means 'Oh the happiness' of the man who has been forgiven. David says out of his own experience, 'The greatest thing that can make a man happy is to know that God has forgiven him and that he is right with God'.
David had covered his sin for a whole year. In that time his conscience has bothered him night and day (v.3, 4). Then he confessed his sin, every detail of it. Sometimes we must do that. Don't just say, 'Lord you know my sins'. Tell him in detail. David says, 'I failed. I went my own way. I broke your law. I did it all myself' (v.5).
Now David talks about the Lord guiding him (v.9) so that this experience, this sin will not happen again. David says to us, 'Don't be like a horse that won't do what you want. Be open to the leading of the Lord and he will keep you from sin.' That is the secret of victory.
Is there something on your conscience that the Lord has been trying to speak to you about? Is there something between you and him? Confess it today and you will know the wonderful joy of forgiveness and fellowship.
Remember:
A clear conscience means a happy heart.