18 Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died. And David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him and he did not listen to [a]us. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself harm?”

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:18 Lit our voice

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David. A [a]Maskil.

32 (A)How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord (B)does not take into account,
And in whose spirit there is (C)no deceit!

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  1. Psalm 32 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm

38 But He, being (A)compassionate, [a](B)forgave their wrongdoing and did not destroy them;
And often He [b](C)restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.

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  1. Psalm 78:38 Lit covered over, atoned for
  2. Psalm 78:38 Lit turned away

Listen to (A)the sound of my cry for help, (B)my King and my God,
For to You I pray.

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Lord our God, You (A)answered them;
You were a (B)forgiving God to them,
And yet an (C)avenger of their evil deeds.

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17 Behold, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;
But You have [a](A)kept my soul from the pit of [b]nothingness,
For You have (B)hurled all my sins behind Your back.

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  1. Isaiah 38:17 As in some ancient versions; MT loved
  2. Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction

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