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About this chapterOne of the church's classic penitential psalms. The writer cries out from the depths and asks God to listen. If the Lord kept a record of sins, no one could stand, but with him there is forgiveness, so that he is revered. The psalmist waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for morning, putting hope in his word. The psalm then turns to Israel, urging hope in the Lord because with him is steadfast love and full redemption. He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities. It moves from personal despair to confident hope, resting entirely on God's mercy rather than human merit.

One of the church's classic penitential psalms. The writer cries out from the depths and asks God to listen. If the Lord kept a record of sins, no one could stand, but with him there is forgiveness, so that he is revered. The psalmist waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for morning, putting hope in his word. The psalm then turns to Israel, urging hope in the Lord because with him is steadfast love and full redemption. He will redeem Israel from all its iniquities. It moves from personal despair to confident hope, resting entirely on God's mercy rather than human merit.

Themes

  • Crying from the depths
  • Forgiveness
  • Waiting for the Lord
  • Redemption

Key verses

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Psalms 130

Berean Standard Bible8 verses · 1 min read

1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! 2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. 3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? 4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared. 5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. 6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning. 7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance. 8And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.
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