Psalms 130:1 «A Song of degrees. » Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Ver. 1. _Out of the depths have I cried unto thee_] _i.e._ _Ex portis ipsis desperationis,_ from the very bosom and bottom of despair, caused through deepest sense of sin and fear of wrath. One deep calleth to anot... [ Continue Reading ]
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. Ver. 2. _Lord, hear my voice_] _Precum exauditio identidem est precanda,_ Audience must be begged again and again; and if he once prepare our heart it is sure that he will cause his ear to hear, Psalms 10:17; as when... [ Continue Reading ]
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? Ver. 3. _If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities_] This and the next verse contains, saith one, the sum of all the Scriptures. Twice he here nameth the Lord, as desirous to take hold of him with both his hands. Extremity of justice... [ Continue Reading ]
But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. Ver. 4. _But there is forgiveness with thee_] This holds head above water, that we have to do with a forgiving God, Nehemiah 9:31; none like him for that, Micah 7:18; for he doth it naturally, Exodus 34:6; abundantly, Isaiah 55:7; co... [ Continue Reading ]
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. Ver. 5. _I wait for the Lord_] I wait, and wait, viz. for deliverance out of misery, Psalms 130:1, being assured of pardoning mercy. _Feri, Domine, feri; a peccatis enim absolutus sum,_ said Luther, Strike, Lord, while thou wilt, so... [ Continue Reading ]
My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning. Ver. 6. _My soul waiteth for the Lord_] Or, watcheth for the Lord, Heb. my soul to the Lord, an ecliptical, concise speech, importing strong affection, as doth also the foll... [ Continue Reading ]
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption. Ver. 7. _Let Israel hope in the Lord_] Hope and yet fear, as Psalms 130:4 (with a filial fear); fear, and yet hope. _ Plenteous redemption_] Are our sins great? with God there is mercy, matchle... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Ver. 8. _And he shall redeem Israel_] By the value and virtue of Christ's death, by his merit and Spirit, 1 Corinthians 6:11 .... [ Continue Reading ]