Psalms 32:6

“For this shall everyone that is godly pray unto thee, etc.] Meaning either that the success he had met with, in acknowledging his sin, would encourage others also to take a like step, and make their supplications to the Lord also; or that every godly person should pray to God for the same blessing of pardoning grace likewise. Pardon of sin is to be prayed for; not only Moses, David, Daniel, and other Old Testament saints, prayed for it; but Christ has directed his disciples and followers, under the Gospel dispensation, to do the same, (<421104>Luke 11:4); and which must be understood of praying for the manifestation of it to their consciences; for God has by one eternal act forgiven all…”

“For this--that is, my happy experience. godly--pious in the sense of Psa 4:3. a time-- (Isa 55:6); when God's Spirit inclines us to seek pardon, He is ready to forgive. floods, &c.--denotes great danger (Psa 18:17; Psa 66:12).”

“For this - With reference to this state of mind, or to this happy result; or, encouraged by my example and my success. The idea seems to be that others would find, and might find, encouragement from what had occurred to him. In other words, his case had furnished an illustration of the way in which sinners are pardoned, and a proof of the mercy of God, which would be instructive and encouraging to others in similar circumstances. The conversion of one sinner, or the fact that one sinner obtains pardon, becomes thus an encouragement to all others, for (a) pardon is always to be obtained in the same manner essentially - by humble and penitent confession of sin, and by casting ourselves…”

“For this - Upon the encouragement of my example. Found - In an acceptable and seasonable time, while God continues to offer grace and mercy. Waters - In the time of great calamities. Not come - So as to overwhelm him. Psalms 32:8”

“32:6 The godly will learn from the psalmist’s experience to pray for forgiveness before it is too late.”

“For this: Psa 34:2-5, Psa 40:3, Psa 51:12, Psa 51:13; Co2 1:4; Ti1 1:16 godly: Psa 4:3; Co2 7:9, Co2 7:10; Tit 2:12 pray: Pro 1:28; Isa 49:8, Isa 55:6; Luk 19:42-44; Joh 7:34; Co2 6:2 a time: etc. Heb. a time of finding in the floods: Psa 42:7, Psa 69:1, Psa 69:2, Psa 69:13-15, Psa 124:4, Psa 124:5; Gen 7:17-22; Isa 43:2; Mat 7:24-27; Rev 12:15, Rev 12:16 Psalms 32:7”

“For this mercy, which is provided for every sinner who repents and confesses his sin, let then, every חסיד, who longs for חסד, turn in prayer to Jahve לעת מצא, at the time ( Psa 21:10; Ch1 12:22; cf. בּעת, Isa 49:8) when He, and His mercy, is to be found (cf. Deu 4:29 with Jer 29:13; Isa 55:6, בּהמּצאו). This hortatory wish is followed by a promissory assurance. The fact of לשׁטף מים רבּים being virtually a protasis: quam inundant aquae magnae (ל of the time), which separates רק from אליו, prohibits our regarding רק as belonging to אליו in this instance, although like אף, אך, גּם, and פּן, רק is also placed per hypallage at the head of the clause (as in Pro 13:10 : with pride there is only…”