John Wesley’s NotesPsalms 130

John Wesley

Read Psalms 130 in the Bible

Psalms 130:1

The blessing - Which was an usual salutation given by passengers to reapers: so the meaning is, it never continues 'till the harvest comes.

Psalms 130:3

Mark - Observe them accurately and punish them as they deserve. Stand - At thy tribunal.

Psalms 130:4

Forgiveness - Thou art able and ready to forgive repenting sinners. Feared - Not with a slavish, but with a childlike fear. This mercy of thine is the foundation of all religion, without which men would desperately proceed in their impious courses.

Psalms 130:5

I wait - That he would pardon my sins.

Psalms 130:6

They - Whether soldiers that keep the night - watches in an army, or the priests or Levites who did so in the temple.

Psalms 130:7

Israel - Every true Israelite. Plenteous - Abundantly sufficient for all persons who accept it upon God's terms.

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