Psalms 130:4
For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
In Context
3If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope.
Cross References
Exodus 34:7keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and unto the fourth generation.'
1 Kings 8:39then hear Thou in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart Thou knowest — for Thou, even Thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men —
Job 22:23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
Psalms 25:11For Thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits;
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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 →