Gen 6:14, Psa 32:1 | JFB | STEP | 14. Make thee an ark —ark, a hollow chest ( ). gopher wood —probably cypress, remarkable for its durability and abounding on the Armenian mountains. rooms —cabins or small cells. pitch it within and without —mineral pitch, asphalt, naphtha, or some bituminous substance, which, when smeared over and become hardened, would make it perfectly watertight.

Genesis 6:14

14. Make thee an ark—ark, a hollow chest (Ex 2:3).

gopher wood—probably cypress, remarkable for its durability and abounding on the Armenian mountains.

rooms—cabins or small cells.

pitch it within and without—mineral pitch, asphalt, naphtha, or some bituminous substance, which, when smeared over and become hardened, would make it perfectly watertight.

Psalms 32:1

1, 2. (Compare Ro 4:6).

forgiven—literally, "taken away," opposed to retain (Joh 20:23).

covered—so that God no longer regards the sin (Ps 85:3).