Psalms 130:5

"But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared."

Key Reflection

Psalms 130:5 expresses the psalmist's trust in God’s forgiveness and reverence for His holiness. The verse highlights that because God offers forgiveness, He is to be feared. This statement underscores the profound contrast between human sinfulness and God’s gracious nature, reflecting a deep theological truth about divine mercy and justice intertwined in the Hebrew understanding of the divine character.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

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) that his soul was actually in a waiting posture, or that he actually looked to the Lord for his interposition. My soul doth wait -I wait, with all my soul and heart. And in his word do I hope -In his promise. I believe that he will fulfill that promise, and that I shall find a gracious answer to my prayers. Under conviction for sin, under deep sorrow and distress of any kind, this is the only hope of man.

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