Psalm 32:4
“For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 32Meaning
Day and night the speaker experienced God’s hand as heavy and his vitality like summer drought; this is penitential poetry, not a rule that illness or exhaustion proves divine punishment.
Silence, confession, forgiveness
Verses 3–5 describe the burden of silence, the heavy pressure of guilt, honest acknowledgment, and divine forgiveness.
Read carefully
Day and night the speaker experienced God’s hand as heavy and his vitality like summer drought; this is penitential poetry, not a rule that illness or exhaustion proves divine punishment.
Reflection
Day and night the speaker experienced God’s hand as heavy and his vitality like summer drought; this is penitential poetry, not a rule that illness or exhaustion proves divine punishment.