Psalms 32:7

“Thou [art] my hiding place, etc.] In time of trouble; (see <192705>Psalm 27:5); so Christ is said to be, (<233202>Isaiah 32:2). “Thou shall preserve me from trouble”; not from having it; for in this world the saints must have tribulation, and through it enter the kingdom, but from being swallowed up with it; the Lord will bring them safe out of it, and of them it shall be said, “these are they that came out of great tribulation”, (<660714>Revelation 7:14); thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance; or gird with gladness, as in (<193011>Psalm 30:11); the meaning is, that God would give him abundant reason for praise and thankfulness; and an opportunity of attending him with songs…”

“His experience illustrates the statement of Psa 32:6.”

“Thou art my hiding-place - See Psalms 9:9, note; Psalms 27:5, note. The idea is that he would be safe under the protection of God. The general allusion is to concealment from an enemy, but the immediate reference is to sin, and the consequences of sin. By fleeing to God he would be secure against all the evils which sin brings upon human beings. Thou shalt preserve me from trouble - Particularly the trouble which comes from guilt; sadness and sorrow in the remembrance of sin; apprehension of the wrath of God in the world to come; the consequences of guilt in that unseen and eternal world. Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance - With songs expressive of deliverance or…”

“32:7 The Lord promises to be his people’s hiding place (31:20). Instead of being overwhelmed by terror (31:13), the psalmist is surrounded by songs of victory.”

“my: Psa 9:9, Psa 27:5, Psa 31:20, Psa 119:114, Psa 143:9; Jer 36:26; Col 3:3 compass: Psa 32:10, Psa 5:12, Psa 18:5 songs: Psa 40:3, Psa 98:1; Exo 15:1-3; Jdg 5:1; Sa2 22:1; Rev 7:10, Rev 15:2, Rev 15:3 Psalms 32:8”