Psalm 130
Psalm 130 Meaning
Psalm 130 is a penitential song from the depths, crying to the LORD for mercy. It confesses that if God kept a record of sins, no one could stand, but with Him there is forgiveness, that He may be feared.
The soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen wait for the morning, hoping in His steadfast love and plentiful redemption.
Key verses from Psalm 130
“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.”
Psalm 130:1
“If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?”
Psalm 130:3
“But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.”
Psalm 130:4
“Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.”
Psalm 130:7
How Psalm 130 points to Jesus
Jesus is the plentiful redemption this psalm waits for, the forgiveness with God that lets us stand. Out of our deepest depths His mercy reaches down and lifts us.