Psalms 130:4
But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
In Context
3If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?
5I have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for his word;
Cross References
Exodus 34:7Keeping lovingkindness to a thousand generations, Forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, Though he leave not, utterly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers, Upon sons, And upon sons’ sons, Unto a third and unto a fourth generation.
1 Kings 8:39then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens, in the settled place of thine abode, and forgive and act, and give unto every man according to all his ways, whose heart thou wilt know,—for, thou thyself alone, knowest the heart of all the sons of men;
Job 22:23If thou return unto the Almighty and submit thyself, if thou far remove perversity from thy tent,
Psalms 25:11For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is.
Psalms 103:2Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, And forget not all his dealings:—
Isaiah 1:18Come, I pray you, and let us settle the dispute Saith Yahweh,—Though your sins be found like scarlet, As snow, shall they be made white, Though they appear red like crimson, As wool, shall they become.
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 →