Psalm 130

Personal Sin Brings Us Low and places us in need of mercy!

Assess

Psalm 130:1–2 ESV

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! 2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Deep

which in its original context also suggested a metaphoric sea of troubles

It is almost as if you can picture the distance sin creates in the situation. The psalmist must raise his voice because he is in a desperate place. Hello up there.

For God - Mercy is a must!

Confession is the only biblical response to our sinfulness.

Confess

Psalm 130:3–4 ESV

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

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If God kept a permanent tally sheet!

CSB Study Bible: Notes Psalm 130

“guard” them (Hb shamar).

The ESV Study Bible Chapter 130

worshiped and served in loving reverence

Confidence. - We must wait on the affirmation from God for the foregivness of our sin.

Psalm 130:5–8 ESV

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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