Psalms 130
King James Version (KJV) · English
1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Commentary — not Bible text
Psalms 130:1-2
PSALM 130
Psa 130:1-8. The penitent sinner's hope is in God's mercy only.
Psalms 130:3
3. shouldest mark--or, "take strict account" (Job 10:14; 14:16), implying a confession of the existence of sin.
who shall stand--(Psa 1:6). Standing is opposed to the guilty sinking down in fear and self-condemnation (Mal 3:2; Re 6:15, 16). The question implies a negative, which is thus more strongly stated.
Psalms 130:4
4. Pardon produces filial fear and love. Judgment without the hope of pardon creates fear and dislike. The sense of forgiveness, so far from producing licentiousness, produces holiness (Jr 33:9; Eze 16:62, 63; 1Pe 2:16). "There is forgiveness with thee, not that thou mayest be presumed upon, but feared."
Psalms 130:5-6
5-6. wait for the Lord--in expectation (Psa 27:14).
watch for, &c.--in earnestness and anxiety.
Psalms 130:7-8
7-8. Let Israel, &c.--that is, All are invited to seek and share divine forgiveness.
from all his iniquities--or, "punishments of them" (Psa 40:12, &c.).
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