Discovery BoxPsalms 85:2 
Context85:2 You pardoned 1 the wrongdoing of your people;
you forgave 2 all their sin. (Selah)
Psalms 32:5
Context32:5 Then I confessed my sin;
I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.
I said, “I will confess 3 my rebellious acts to the Lord.”
And then you forgave my sins. 4 (Selah)
1 tn Heb “lifted up.”
2 tn Heb “covered over.”
3 tn The Hiphil of ידה normally means “give thanks, praise,” but here, as in Prov 28:13, it means “confess.”
4 tn Heb “the wrongdoing of my sin.” By joining synonyms for “sin” in this way, the psalmist may be emphasizing the degree of his wrongdoing.
