Psalms 130:3
If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
In Context
2Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
Job 9:20If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant; for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.
Nahum 1:6Who shall stand before his indignation? and who shall abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
John 8:7But when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said to them, Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:2-5
God's Regard to His Church. 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. In these verses we are taught, I. Whatever condition we are in, though ever so deplorable, to continue calling upon God, v. 1 . The best men may sometimes be in the depths, in great trouble and affliction, and utterly… Read the whole commentary →