God’s Word Translation
Psalms 130:4
4But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared.
Psalms 130:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
- New International Version (NIV)But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.
Context of Psalms 130:4
2O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy. 3O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins? But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared. 5I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word. 6My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
Read all of Psalms 130Psalms 130:4 word by word
כִּֽי־עִמְּךָ֥ הַסְּלִיחָ֑ה לְ֝מַ֗עַן תִּוָּרֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 130:4
- Psalms 25:11For the sake of your name, O Lord, remove my guilt, because it is great.
- Psalms 86:5You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
- Psalms 103:2Praise the Lord, my soul, and never forget all the good he has done:
- Exodus 34:5The Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him and called out his name “the Lord.”
- Isaiah 1:18“Come on now, let’s discuss this!” says the Lord. “Though your sins are bright red, they will become as white as snow. Though they are dark red, they will become as white as wool.
- Isaiah 55:7Let wicked people abandon their ways. Let evil people abandon their thoughts. Let them return to the Lord, and he will show compassion to them. Let them return to our God, because he will freely forgive them.
- Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each person teach his neighbors or his relatives by saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ All of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” declares the Lord, “because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them.”
- Daniel 9:9“But you, Lord our God, are compassionate and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you? You forgive sin and overlook the rebellion of your faithful people. You will not be angry forever, because you would rather show mercy.
- Romans 8:1So those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19In other words, God was using Christ to restore his relationship with humanity. He didn’t hold people’s faults against them, and he has given us this message of restored relationships to tell others.
- Ephesians 1:7Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.
- Colossians 1:14His Son paid the price to free us, which means that our sins are forgiven.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
- 1 Kings 8:39Hear ⌞them⌟ in heaven, where you live. Forgive ⌞them⌟, and take action. Give each person the proper reply. (You know what is in their hearts, because you alone know what is in the hearts of all people.)
- Jeremiah 33:8I will cleanse them from all the sins that they have committed against me. I will forgive them for all the sins that they have committed against me and for rebelling against me.
Commentaries on Psalms 130:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4But there is forgiveness with thee - The Septuagint renders this ̔́ hilasmos propitiation, reconciliation; the Latin Vulgate “propitiatio,” propitiation. The Hebrew word means “pardon.” The idea is, that sin may be forgiven; or, that God is a Being who does pardon sin, and that this is the only ground of hope. When we come before God, the ground of our hope is not that we can justify ourselves; not that we can prove we have not sinned; not that we can…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The good news comes in God’s readiness to forgive sinners. His grace encourages people to fear him and hope in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Pardon produces filial fear and love. Judgment without the hope of pardon creates fear and dislike. The sense of forgiveness, so far from producing licentiousness, produces holiness (Jr 33:9; Eze 16:62, 63; 1Pe 2:16). "There is forgiveness with thee, not that thou mayest be presumed upon, but feared."Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4For forgiveness is with You You did not give permission to an agent to forgive, as it is said (Exod. 23:21): “for he will not forgive your transgression.”Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 130
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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