Psalms 130:4
But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
In Context
3If thou, O Lord, straightly markest iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
5I haue waited on the Lord: my soule hath waited, and I haue trusted in his worde.
Cross References
Exodus 34:7Reseruing mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie, and transgression and sinne, and not making the wicked innocent, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon ye children, and vpon childrens children, vnto the third and fourth generation.
1 Kings 8:39Heare thou then in heauen, in thy dwelling place, and be mercifull, and doe, and giue euery man according to all his wayes, as thou knowest his heart, (for thou only knowest the heartes of all the children of men)
Job 22:23If thou returne to the Almightie, thou shalt be buylt vp, and thou shalt put iniquitie farre from thy tabernacle.
Psalms 25:11For thy Names sake, O Lord, be merciful vnto mine iniquitie, for it is great.
Psalms 103:2My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.
Isaiah 1:18Come nowe, and let vs reason together, sayth the Lord: though your sinnes were as crimsin, they shalbe made white as snowe: though they were red like skarlet, they shalbe as wooll.
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 →