I wait for the Lord That he would manifest his favour to me in the pardon of my sins, and thereby give me relief and comfort. My soul doth wait I wait for him in sincerity, and not in profession only; with fervency, and not in a spirit of lukewarmness and indifference. And in his word do I hope Wherein he hath declared his merciful nature, Exodus 34:6, and his gracious purpose and promises for the pardoning of sinners.
Verse Psalms 130:5. _I WAIT FOR THE LORD_] The word קוה _kavah_, which we translate _to wait_, properly signifies the _extension of a cord from_ _one point to another_. This is a fine metaphor: God i...
I WAIT FOR THE LORD - That is, in this state of distress and trouble - from these “depths” of woe, and sorrow, and conviction of sin. This implies two things: (1) that he had no other dependence; (2...
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....
SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. HIS WORD: as sent to Hezekiah by Jehovah through Isaiah....
DISCOURSE: 723 WAITING UPON GOD Psalms 130:5. _I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning; I say, more t...
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.
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. I WAIT FOR THE LORD, MY SOUL DOTH WAIT. The Lord will wait, that He may be gracious unto them that wait for Him (; ). AND IN HIS...
130:5 hope. (a-15) As Psalms 38:15 ; Psalms 119:43 ; Psalms 131:3 , &c....
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 ...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 130 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
I WAIT. — The Hebrew expresses, _I have been waiting, and still wait._ Mark the earnestness in the repetition, _I wait, my soul waits. _...
קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֭הוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י וְֽ לִ...
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...
How very beautiful in language, as well as delightful in doctrine, are these expressions! When a soul looking by faith to the man at God's right hand, whom the Lord hath set forth as a propitiation th...
5._I have waited for Jehovah. _After having testified in general that God is ready to show mercy to poor sinners who betake themselves to him, the Psalmist concludes that he is thereby encouraged to e...
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...
I WAIT FOR THE LORD,.... For his gracious presence and the light of his countenance, being in darkness, as well as in the deep; for his salvation and deliverance out of the depths of distress; for an...
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....
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....
I wait for the Lord, in confident expectation of His deliverance and assistance, MY SOUL DOTH WAIT, with all the intensity of a painful longing, AND IN HIS WORD DO I HOPE, relying upon the promises th...
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,...
I WAIT FOR THE LORD, that he would manifest his favour to me in the pardon of my sins. IN HIS WORD; wherein he hath declared his merciful nature, EXODUS 34:6,7, and his gracious purpose and promises f...
Psalms 130:5 wait H6960 (H8765) LORD H3068 soul H5315 waits H6960 (H8765) word H1697 hope H3176 ...
Psalms 130:5 In Dr. Kay's translation of the Psalms, these verses are rendered thus: "I waited for the Lord; my soul waited, And for His word I looked earnestly." Mark that past tense, and now the...
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...
Psalms 130:1. _Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD._ «Sinking, sinking, sinking, drowning, dying, hope all but gone, almost everything gone, yet I have cried unto thee; with much fear, a...
Psalms 130:1. _Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD._ The most eminent of God's saints have been in the depths; wherefore, then, should I murmur if I have to endure trials? What am I that...
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...
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...
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...
_I wait for the Lord._ WAITING, HOPING, WATCHING I. Waiting. 1. This is the constant posture of all the saints of God. Fancy not that in heaven they have no emotion but that of joy; we know that al...
_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...
Genesis 49:18; Hebrews 6:18; Isaiah 26:8; Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 8:17;...
I wait — That he would pardon my sins....