Psalms 131:3

If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.

In Context

2Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

4For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:

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Cross References

Psalms 130:7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.

Isaiah 26:4You have hoped in the Lord for evermore, in the Lord God mighty for ever.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 131:2-3

Humble Confidence. 1 Lord , my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever. Here are two things which will be comforts to us:— I. Consciousness of our integrity. This was David's rejoicing, that his heart could witness for him that he had walked humbly with his… Read the whole commentary →

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