Psalm 32 ~ Blessed Are The Forgiven

David, having largely and painfully experienced what a miserable thing it is to feel God’s hand heavy on account of sin, exclaims that the highest and best part of a happy life consists in this:  that God forgives a man’s guilt, and receives him graciously into his favour. 
After giving thanks for pardon obtained, he invites others to fellowship with him in his happiness, showing, by his own example, the means by which this may be obtained.
Psalm 32 - Dramatized reading
Psalm 32:1-7 - Forgiven - Sons of Korah
Psalm 32 Happy the man whose transgressions are forgiven
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Psalm 32 I turn to you - verses 1-5, 11
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Psalm 32:8 - Keep Me In The Way I Should Go
Psalm 32 - Forgive me the wrong
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Psalm 32:1-6 - Freely Forgiven
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Strong's #835 אֶשֶׁר ʾesher, eh´-sher; happiness; how happy!:—blessed, happy.

The expression "Blessed is he" refers to the fortunate state of the person whose sins have been forgiven.
David uses three terms for sin:
pesha (“transgression”~ an offense or wrongdoing, disobedience, rebellion against the divine will),
chattah (“sin” ~ an offense toward God, misconduct, faulty action-intentional or unintentional),
awon (“iniquity” ~ guilt-can be described as breaking God's commands, is wrong, evil).
Verses 1-2 ~
The blessing of forgiveness - David, having received God’s forgiveness for his sins, expressed his joy over that fact. Blessed [see strong's # above] is used in 1:1 of a person who leads an untarnished life. Here it is used of one who has forgiveness. God forgives fully, for He does not count a truly penitent person’s sin against him.  Paul cites these verses in Romans as he discusses justification by faith (Rom 4:7–8). Verse 2 has a cross reference of II Cor. 5:19 which is the ♥ of the Doctrine of Justification.
Verses 3-5 ~ David recounts a personal testimony to illustrate the power of confession. During a situation when he was silent and unrepentant, he suffered and continually felt God’s punishment. Only after he acknowledged and confessed his sins to Yahweh did he enjoy Yahweh’s forgiveness.  Proverbs 28:13 is a good commentary on this verse.
Verse 6 ~ David encourages those who are faithful to Yahweh to seek the same relief he experienced by praying for forgiveness. Godly people are Yahweh's special people [those who worship him, follow him and belong to him] and are helped & protected by Him.
Verse 7 ~ After David was forgiven and restored, he went to the sanctuary to worship the Lord and there with the other worshipers, he was surrounded by “songs [shouts] of deliverance,” that is, praise to God for His mercies. That’s exactly what David needed to hear!
Verses 8-12~ In these verses, Yahweh replaces the psalmist as speaker. In a statement reminiscent of Proverbs (Prov 1:8; 3:1; 4:1–2), Yahweh states He will instruct and teach the people. He encourages them to accept His instruction, and discourages them from being like a stubborn animal that must be controlled with a bridle.

Barry, J. D., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (Ps 32:8–9). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

I am including this lengthy commentary here as I couldn't have explained this any better.  It puts everything into perspective.
>>>God speaks to David in verses 8–9, assuring him that the joy of salvation would be restored to him (Psalm 51:12) if he obeyed the Lord and walked in His way. David’s wrong thinking got him into serious trouble, but the Lord would instruct him, guide him, and keep His loving eye on him (see Psalm 33:18; & Psalm 34:15). David’s faith must now issue in obedience, for faith and works must go together. God doesn’t forgive us so that we can go back and sin! “But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared” (Psalm 130:4).
When he gazed at Bathsheba, lusted after her, and then committed adultery, and when he plotted to kill her husband, David saw himself acting like a free man; but God saw him acting like an animal! We are made in God’s image, but when we choose to knowingly rebel against God’s law, we descend into what the older translations call acting “brutish” (see Psalm 92:6; Psalm 94:8; Jer. 10:8, 14, 21) and modern translations “senseless.” Like the horse, David rushed ahead impetuously, and like the mule, he was stubborn and tried to cover his sins. The only way to control animals is to break them and harness them, but God didn’t want to do that to His beloved servant David. Instead, He would teach him His Word and keep His eye upon him, surrounding him with mercy (see Psalm 23:6).
When he joined the assembly at the sanctuary of God (vv. 1–2), David began his song with the joyful announcement that God had forgiven him. Now he closed the psalm by exhorting the other worshipers to join him in celebrating the joy of the Lord. “Be glad! Rejoice! Shout for joy!” Years later, his son Solomon would write, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy” (Prov. 28:13, NKJV).

Wiersbe, W. W. (2004). Be worshipful (1st ed., pp. 126–127). Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries.

I hope today's study has helped you as it has me.  God is so loving & merciful to us!