Songs creating hiding places for people…—

Albert Bogle November 05, 2025 3 3

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Psalm 32: 1-7 (NIV)

1 Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.

3 When I kept silent,
    my bones wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night
    your hand was heavy on me;
my strength was sapped
    as in the heat of summer.

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
    my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.

6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;
surely the rising of the mighty waters
    will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place;
    you will protect me from trouble
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Sometimes we need to hide away in order to protect ourselves from the shame and the embarrassment of our actions. The psalmist here reflects on the dangers of trying to sweep our guilt under the carpet. He suggests that we need a healthy approach, we need to confess our wrongdoing and seek forgiveness.

Being a songwriter has helped me over the years express the profound sorrow and angst that I have witnessed in lives that have become the casualties of betrayal and unacknowledged guilt. The truth is we can never move on unless we at least acknowledge before God and ourselves our need to forgive and to receive forgiveness.

This is not an easy topic to cover in a few lines, but it is an issue that has to be dealt with if we ever want to be healed from the mistakes of our past. A few years back Iain Jamieson and I wrote a song about the tension and struggle that exists with cover-ups. This is truly a current song about singing redemption. You can listen on Spotify here. 

Let’s use the lyrics of this song as a prayer today, it was originally written between two people — a couple speaking to one another — but it in a strange way it can be used as a prayer to God.

Forgiveness

All the hidden secrets buried in my heart

If you really knew me it would tear me apart

Would you really love me if I took the blame

I’m walkin’ on eggshells trying to speak your name

Chorus:

There was something special about our love

How the years have twisted and abused love

But I’m ready to begin

Do you think that we could start again

Feel the Spirit breaking in

Forgiveness, forgiveness is the way

Don’t you leave it till there’s nothing left

Don’t you turn your face away

Forgiveness, forgiveness is the way

Your angry silence lingers in the air

There’s nobody living in our living room

In the empty spaces let us build a home

Life is for living not for being alone

There was something special about out love

Did I catch you smiling at my turn around

The circle’s completed we’re on holy ground

And if rings are worn and faith is too

Let the joy of forgiveness bind me and you