Psalms 130:3
If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
In Context
2O My Lord! hearken thou unto my voice,—Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications,
4But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Yahweh, God of Israel, righteous thou art, for we have had left us a deliverance as at this day,—here we are, before thee, in our guilty deeds, for there is no standing before thee, because of this thing!
Job 9:20If I should justify myself, mine own mouth, would condemn me,—I blameless? then had it shewn me perverse.
Job 15:14What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?
Psalms 143:2Do not then enter into judgment with thy servant, for no one living, can appear just before thee.
Nahum 1:6Before his indignation, who shall stand? And who shall abide the glow of his anger? His wrath, hath been poured forth like fire, and, the rocks, have been broken down because of him.
John 8:7When, however, they still continued questioning him, he lifted himself up and said [unto them] —He of you, that is without sin, let him first cast at her a stone;
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 →