Psalms 130:3
If thou, O Lord, straightly markest iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
In Context
2Lord, heare my voyce: let thine eares attend to the voyce of my prayers.
4But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, thou art iust, for we haue bene reserued to escape, as appeareth this day: beholde, we are before thee in our trespasse: therfore we canot stand before thee because of it.
Job 9:20If I woulde iustifie my selfe, mine owne mouth shall condemne mee: if I would be perfite, he shall iudge me wicked.
Job 15:14What is man, that he should be cleane? and he that is borne of woman, that he shoulde be iust?
Psalms 143:2(And enter not into iudgement with thy seruant: for in thy sight shall none that liueth, be iustified)
Nahum 1:6Who can stande before his wrath? or who can abide in the fiercenesse of his wrath? his wrath is powred out like fire, and the rockes are broken by him.
John 8:7And while they continued asking him, hee lift himselfe vp, and sayde vnto them, Let him that is among you without sinne, cast the first 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 →