Psalms 130:3

Let Israel hope in the Lord, 1 From henceforth and forever.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

In Context

2I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, 1 But have exalted my soul: 1 According to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, 1 So wilt thou recompense my soul. 1

Read all of Psalms 130

Cross References

Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we remain yet escaped, as at this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee on this account.

Job 9:20For though I should seem righteous, my mouth will be profane: 1 And though I should seem blameless, I shall be proved perverse. 1

Job 15:14For who, being a mortal, is such that he shall be blameless? 1 Or, who that is born of a woman, that he should be just? 1

Psalms 143:2My mercy, and my refuge; 1 My helper, and my deliverer; 1 My protector, in whom I have trusted; 1 Who subdues my people under me. 1

Nahum 1:6Who shall stand before his anger? and who shall withstand in the anger of his wrath? his wrath brings to nought kingdoms, and the rocks are burst asunder by him.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Psalms 130:3