The Book of Psalms

Psalm 130

Psalm CXXX · Vol. II, pp. 1071–1072

1 The psalmist, in distress, professeth his hope in prayer, 5 and his patience in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God.

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^aA song of degrees.

1 Out of^b the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

B.C. cir. 1058 or 1034.

a Ps.cxx. &c. titles.

b La.3.55. Jonah 2.2,4. Ps.42.7; 40.2; 69.1,2; 18.16; 88.6. Is.43.2.

2 LORD,^c hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

c 2 Ch.6.40. Ps.4.1; 5.1; 17.1,6,7; 18.6; 40.1.

3 If^d thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand?

d Ps.143.2. Job 9.3. Ro.3.19-24. Na.1.6. Mal.3.2. Re.6.17.

4 But there is ^eforgiveness with thee, ^gthat thou mayest be feared.

e Ep.1.7. Is.55.7; 1.18; 43.25; 44.22. Ex.34.6,7. Da.9.9. Ro.8.1. Mi.7.18,19.

g Tit.2.11,12. He.12.28. Ho.3.5. 1 Ki.8.40. Ps.2.11. Je.33.8,9. 2 Ti.2.19.

5 I^h wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

h Ps.27.14; 33.20; 40.1,4.

6 Myⁱ soul waiteth for the LORD more than they that watch for the morning:¹ I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

i Ps.63.6; 119.147; 62.1,5. Ge.49.18. Is.8.17; 30.18; 26.8,9. La.3.26.

1 Or, which watch unto the morning.

7 Let^j Israel hope in the LORD: ^kfor with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

j Ps.71.5; 42.5,11; 115.9-11; 31.24; 33.22. Ro.8.24. He.10.35.

k Ex.34.6,7. Ps.103.8; 86.5,15. Is.55.7. Ro.5.20,21. Ep.1.7; 2.7.

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8 And^l he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

A.M. cir. 2946 or 2970. B.C. cir. 1058 or 1034.

l Mat.1.21. 1 Jn.3.5,8. Jn.1.29. Ps.103.3,4. Col.1.14. Ro.6.14.

Notes

Ver. 1. On comparing this verse with Ps. 40. 1, 2, &c., there can be no doubt of their parallelism: but that Ps. xl. is spoken in the person of Christ, is settled by the quotation, He. 10. 5, whence it follows that in this psalm the speaker also is Messiah. C.

Ver. 3. If thou shouldst mark down sins indelibly, instead of cleansing them away in the blood of the Lamb, who would dare to appear before thee under such innumerable and condemning stains? C.

Reflections.—In the most fearful manner God often corrects his own children in their way to his kingdom. But while there is a praying heart within them, and a prayer-hearing God above them, there is no ground of despair. Sense of guilt is the first thing that strikes the mind of a convinced sinner; and did not God manifest his forgiving mercy, it would drive him to despair. But the faith of God's forgiving our sins, for Christ's sake, bestirs a holy awe of, regard to, and earnest waiting for him. And the more we taste of God's forgiving and redeeming goodness, the more shall we encourage others to flee to him, and hope in him, in the time of great guilt and trouble. And not only is God ready to, but he certainly will, accomplish the perfect redemption of all his people from sin and all its consequences.