Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 130:7
Israel — Every true Israelite. Plenteous — Abundantly sufficient for all persons who accept it upon God's terms.
Israel — Every true Israelite. Plenteous — Abundantly sufficient for all persons who accept it upon God's terms.
Verse Psalms 130:7. _LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD_] This, to hope for salvation, is their _duty_ and their _interest_. But what reason is there for this _hope_? A twofold reason:- 1. _WITH THE LORD_ T...
LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD - In such circumstances of affliction and distress, let not the people of God despair. In the darkest night, in calamities deep and prolonged, let not those who love God de...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXX. WAITING FOR GOD. Psalms 130:1. depths refers primarily to God's exaltation in heaven, man's position far below on earth. Psalms 130:4. The fear of Yahweh was to pious Jews the sum of religion....
MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION. Not only from the king of Assyria (Isaiah 37), but from "the king of terrors". redemption. Hebrew. _padah._ See notes on Exodus 13:13....
DISCOURSE: 724 THE DUTY OF HOPING IN GOD Psalms 130:7. _Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his in...
PSALMS 130 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Ransomed out of the Depths. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 130:1-2, The Fact of Supplication. Narrated. Stanza II., Psalms 130:3-4, The Terms of the Supplication Stated.
130:7 hope (a-3) As Psalms 38:15 ; Psalms 119:43 ; Psalms 131:3 , c. redemption (c-17) Lit. 'ransom.'...
The _De Profundis_—a song of redemption from trouble through faith in God. Probably a very late Ps. The Ps. is antiphonal. First voice (Psalms 130:1), Second voice (3, 4), First voice (5, 6), Chorus ...
PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION] i.e. abundant means of effecting salvation for His people....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 130 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
LET ISRAEL. — Rather (as in Prayer-Book), _Hope Israel in Jehovah._ It is the watchword of faith addressed to the nation. (Comp. Psalms 131:3 for a rarer form of it.)...
יַחֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל ־יְה֫וָה כִּֽי ־עִם ־י
Psalms 130:1 IN a very emphatic sense this is a song of ascents, for it climbs steadily from the abyss of penitence to the summits of hope. It falls into two divisions of four verses each, of which th...
“OUT OF THE DEPTHS” Psalms 130:1-8; Psalms 131:1-3 _The cry_, Psalms 130:1-2. The word _Lord_ occurs as often as there are verses. The soul in trouble repeats again and again that precious Name,...
After the backward look there would fittingly be an inward look as the worshipper approached the place of worship. This is always a disquieting look. There is no confession here of specific sins, but...
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] (d) mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption. (d) He shows to whom the mercy of God belongs, that is, Israel, to the Church and not the...
PSALM CXXX. (DOMINE NON EST.) The prophet's humility....
We may consider these blessed words in a double sense. First, as the encouragement which one poor sinner may be supposed to give to others, who having experienced divine mercy himself, goes forth and...
_PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION_ ‘With Him is plenteous redemption.’ Psalms 130:7 The word redemption is used very frequently in two senses. In the common language of good books it sometimes means the same as...
7._But let Israel hope in Jehovah. _After having spoken of himself, and exhibited in his own person an example for all to follow, he now applies the doctrine to the whole body of the Church. It is to...
Psalms 130 takes up another subject, of the place of which we have found clear traces before the sins of Israel as between the people and God. It is not, however, now merely legal distress. Confidence...
LET ISRAEL HOPE IN THE LORD,.... The psalmist having himself hope in the Lord and in his word, through a view of forgiveness with him, exhorts and encourages others to do so likewise, even every Israe...
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)...
_Let Israel hope in the Lord_ Every true Israelite, every one that devotes himself to God, being encouraged by my example. _For with the Lord there is mercy_ Not only inherent in his nature, but ready...
PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS OF SINS. A song of degrees, known of old as _ De Profundis,_ from its opening words in the Latin version, a sinner's cry to Jehovah for forgiveness and mercy....
Let Israel hope in the Lord, waiting for salvation from Him; FOR WITH THE LORD THERE IS MERCY, He is the only One able to dispense redemption, AND WITH HIM IS PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION, mercy in all its fu...
5-8 It is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace, and the working of his power. We must hope for that only which he has promised in his word. Like those who wish to see the dawn,...
LET ISRAEL; every true Israelite, by the encouragement of mine example. PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION; abundantly sufficient for all persons who shall accept it upon God's terms, and for the remission of all s...
Psalms 130:7 Israel H3478 hope H3176 (H8761) LORD H3068 LORD H3068 mercy H2617 abundant H7235 (H8687) redemption...
REDEMPTION (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _ (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 14:30). _...
Psalms 130:1 , PSALMS 130:7 I. The first thing that occurs to us in glancing over the Psalms is the great variety of circumstances under which they seem to have been composed. These circumstances embr...
Psalms 130 This Psalm gives us what we may call the ascent of the soul from the depths to the heights. I. We have the cry from the depths. The depths which the psalmist means are those into which the...
I will first read the Psalm through, and afterwards say a few words by way of exposition. Psalms 130:1. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attent...
Psalms 130:1. _Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD._ God's people have to go into the depths, and God's people pray in the depths, and often they pray best in the depths. The rarest pear...
CONTENTS: The Psalmist's desire toward God and his repentance before God. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: Those who cry to God out of a sincere heart when they are in the depths of despair wi...
This is one of the _penitential_ psalms, which though it have no title, appears to have been composed by David when in deep distress. Psalms 130:6. _More than they that watch for the morning._ The wor...
_Let Israel hope in the Lord._ ISRAEL’S HOPE; OR, THE CENTRE OF THE TARGET When we meet with a man who has been in special trouble, and he has escaped from it, we are anxious to know how it came to p...
_Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee._ A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE The psalm should probably be regarded as antiphonal; it is composed of several stanzas which were sung responsively by different...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 130:1. This is an individual lament, expressing repentance and trust in God’s mercy. The psalm climbs from “out of the depths” of misery over one’s sin, to confession of it...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 130:5 HIS WORD in this context probably refers to the word of forgiveness connected with the sacrifices (e.g., Leviticus 4:21)....
INTRODUCTION The Psalm before us, like the other pilgrim-songs, implies circumstances of bitterness; but it is, as in truth is each of them, more than a cry occasioned by outward hardship and danger....
EXPOSITION THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sins, and prays for mercy and forgiveness. Towards the end (P...
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let your ears be attentive to the voice of my [prayers or] supplications. For if you, LORD, should start [making a list] marking...
1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:2; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 Timothy 2:6; Ephesians 1:7;...