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Psalm Ps. 130. 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 (vv. 3–4), to hope (vv. 5–6) and assurance (vv. 7–8). The ideal Israel is a people where every member readily acknowledges dependence on God’s mercy and grace.
Ps. 130:3–4 If God should mark iniquities (as if he kept them in a record book), no one, not even the faithful who are singing this, could stand. And yet with the Lord there is forgiveness (compare 86:5; 103:3; Dan. 9:9). This is why he may be feared (that is, worshiped and served in loving reverence).
Ps. 130:5–8 His word in this context probably refers to the word of forgiveness connected with the sacrifices (e.g., Lev. 4:21).
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