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Psalms 130:4
4But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
Psalms 130:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
Context of Psalms 130:4
2Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you. 5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. 6I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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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, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
- Psalms 86:5You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
- Psalms 103:2Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
- Exodus 34:5Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
- Jeremiah 31:34No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
- Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
- Romans 8:1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
- 2 Corinthians 5:19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
- Ephesians 1:7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
- Colossians 1:14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- Psalms 2:11Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.
- 1 Kings 8:39then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart),
- Jeremiah 33:8I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion 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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