God’s Word Translation
Psalms 130:7
7O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is unlimited forgiveness.
Psalms 130:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
- New International Version (NIV)Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.
Context of Psalms 130:7
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. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is unlimited forgiveness. 8He will rescue Israel from all its sins.
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יַחֵ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־יְה֫וָה כִּֽי־עִם־יְהוָ֥ה הַחֶ֑סֶד וְהַרְבֵּ֖ה עִמּ֣וֹ פְדֽוּת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 130:7
- Psalms 40:3He placed a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see this and worship. They will trust the Lord.
- Psalms 71:5You are my hope, O Almighty Lord. You have been my confidence ever since I was young.
- Psalms 115:9Israel, trust the Lord. He is your helper and your shield.
- Psalms 131:1O Lord, my heart is not conceited. My eyes do not look down on others. I am not involved in things too big or too difficult for me.
- Zephaniah 3:12So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people. They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord.
- Psalms 130:4But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared.
- Psalms 86:5You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.
- 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.
- Romans 5:20The laws in Moses’ Teachings were added to increase the failure. But where sin increased, God’s kindness increased even more.
- Romans 8:24We were saved with this hope in mind. If we hope for something we already see, it’s not really hope. Who hopes for what can be seen?
- Ephesians 1:7Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.
- 1 Timothy 2:5There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and humans—a human, Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 4:10Certainly, we work hard and struggle to live a godly life, because we place our confidence in the living God. He is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
- 1 John 2:1My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father.
- Revelation 5:9Then they sang a new song, “You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God’s own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
Commentaries on Psalms 130:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Let Israel hope in the Lord - In such circumstances of affliction and distress, let not the people of God despair. In the darkest night, in calamities deep and prolonged, let not those who love God despair. The morning will dawn; the light will break in the east; deliverance and joy will come. The Hebrew here is, “Trust, O Israel, in the Lord.” The design of the Psalmist seems to be, from his own experience, to persuade others - the afflicted people of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 It is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace, and the working of his power. We must hope for that only which he has promised in his word. Like those who wish to see the dawn, being very desirous that light would come long before day; but still more earnestly does a good man long for the tokens of God's favour, and the visits of his grace. Let all that devote themselves to the Lord, cheerfully stay themselves on him. This…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8Israel is encouraged to hope in the Lord (Psalms 9:18; 27:14; 131:3) because the Lord pays the high price for redemption and removes the sin that separates humans from him (see also Psalm 111:9; Exodus 6:6–8; 2 Samuel 7:23–24; Isaiah 43:1–4; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 1:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. Let Israel, &c.--that is, All are invited to seek and share divine forgiveness. from all his iniquities--or, "punishments of them" (Psa 40:12, &c.).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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