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King James Version

Psalms 130:4

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Fear of God;   God Continued...;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Forgiveness;   Promises, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Fear;   Forgiveness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fear, Godly;   Pardon;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Justification;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Commentary;   Watchfulness;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Forgiveness of Sin;   Repentance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hallel;   Psalms;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Mercy;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Degrees;   Psalms the book of;   Temple;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fear;   Prayer;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for July 17;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But with you there is forgiveness,so that you may be revered.
Hebrew Names Version
But there is forgiveness with you, Therefore you are feared.
English Standard Version
But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
New Century Version
But you forgive us, so you are respected.
New English Translation
But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.
Amplified Bible
But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
New American Standard Bible
But there is forgiveness with You, So that You may be revered.
World English Bible
But there is forgiveness with you, Therefore you are feared.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But mercie is with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Legacy Standard Bible
But with You there is forgiveness,That You may be feared.
Berean Standard Bible
But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
Contemporary English Version
But you forgive us, and so we will worship you.
Complete Jewish Bible
But with you there is forgiveness, so that you will be feared.
Darby Translation
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Easy-to-Read Version
But you forgive people, so they fear and respect you.
George Lamsa Translation
Because forgiveness comes from thee, thou mayest be revered.
Good News Translation
But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.
Lexham English Bible
But with you is forgiveness, so that you may be feared."
Literal Translation
But forgiveness is with You that You may be feared.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But there is mercy with the, that thou mayest be feared.
American Standard Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
Bible in Basic English
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
King James Version (1611)
But there is forgiuenesse with thee: that thou mayest be feared.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For there is pardon of sinne with thee: that thou mayest be feared.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For with thee is forgiveness: for thy name’s sake
English Revised Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For merci is at thee; and, Lord, for thi lawe Y abood thee. Mi soule susteynede in his word; my soule hopide in the Lord.
Update Bible Version
But there is forgiveness with you, That you may be feared.
Webster's Bible Translation
But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
New King James Version
But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.
New Living Translation
But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
New Life Bible
But You are the One Who forgives, so You are honored with fear.
New Revised Standard
But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(129-4) For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:
Revised Standard Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Young's Literal Translation
But with Thee [is] forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.

Contextual Overview

1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord . 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, Lord , shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But there: Psalms 25:11, Psalms 86:5, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 103:3, Exodus 34:5-7, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 31:34, Daniel 9:9, Micah 7:18-20, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14

that thou mayest: Psalms 2:11, Psalms 2:12, 1 Kings 8:39, 1 Kings 8:40, Jeremiah 33:8, Jeremiah 33:9, Hosea 3:5, Acts 9:31, 2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 12:24-28

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:7 - forgiving Numbers 17:13 - any thing Joshua 24:14 - fear 2 Samuel 12:13 - The Lord 1 Kings 8:30 - forgive 2 Chronicles 6:21 - forgive 2 Chronicles 6:31 - fear thee Nehemiah 9:17 - a God Nehemiah 13:22 - spare me Job 22:4 - will he enter Job 37:24 - fear Psalms 5:7 - in thy Psalms 85:8 - but Psalms 86:15 - But thou Psalms 119:124 - Deal Psalms 130:7 - for with Isaiah 33:2 - be gracious Jeremiah 31:12 - and shall Matthew 6:12 - forgive Matthew 18:24 - ten thousand Mark 2:7 - who Luke 5:21 - Who can Luke 11:4 - forgive us Luke 18:13 - God Acts 13:38 - that Romans 2:4 - goodness Romans 4:7 - General Galatians 2:16 - that Galatians 3:11 - that Philippians 3:9 - not 2 Timothy 1:18 - mercy James 2:11 - Now Revelation 6:17 - who

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But [there is] forgiveness with thee,.... And with God only; not with angels, nor any of the sons of men; and which flows from his grace and mercy, through the blood of his Son. It appears to be with him by his promise of it in covenant; by appointing his Son to shed his blood for it, and exalting him as a Saviour to give it; by proclaiming it in the Gospel; and by the numerous instances of it, both under the Old and under the New Testament. Or, there is "a propitiation with thee"; as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it: God had found out Christ to be the propitiatory sacrifice for sin, and the ransom of his people; and set him forth in his purposes and decrees for that end; and which was made known by the sacrifices of the law, typical of it; and in the fulness of time he sent him to be the propitiation for it, and he is become so; and has made reconciliation for sin, and reconciled his people to God by the sufferings of death; and reconciled all the divine perfections of justice and holiness, grace and mercy, together, in the salvation of men; and is now an advocate the Father for them, pleading the propitiatory sacrifice of himself before him;

that thou mayest be feared; were it not for pardon, and the hope of it, men would be desperate; and, having no hope, would resolve upon taking their swing of sin, and be entirely negligent of the worship and service of God: was there no forgiveness of sin, there would be no more fear of God among men than there is among devils, for whom there is no forgiveness; there might be dread and trembling, as among them, but no godly fear: yea, if God was strictly to mark iniquity, and not pardon it, there would be none to fear him, all must be condemned and cut off by him; but, in order to secure and preserve his fear among men, he has taken the step he has to pardon sin through the propitiatory sacrifice of his Son; and a discovery, and an application of his grace, teaches men to fear to offend him; influences them to serve him acceptably with reverence and godly fear, and engages them to fear him and his goodness, and him for his goodness's sake, Titus 2:11 Hosea 3:5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But there is forgiveness with thee - The Septuagint renders this ἱλασμός 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 explain our sins away; not that we can offer an apology for them; it is only in a frank and full confession, and in a hope that God will forgive them. He who does not come in this manner can have no hope of acceptance with God.

That thou mayest be feared - That thou mayest be reverenced; or, that men may be brought to serve and worship thee - may be brought to a proper reverence for thy name. The idea is, not that pardon produces fear or terror - for the very reverse is true - but that God, by forgiving the sinner, brings him to reverence him, to worship him, to serve him: that is, the sinner is truly reconciled to God, and becomes a sincere worshipper. The offendcr is so pardoned that he is disposed to worship and honor God, for God has revealed himself as one who forgives sin, in order that the sinner may be encouraged to come to him, and be his true worshipper.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 130:4. But there is forgiveness with thee — Thou canst forgive; mercy belongs to thee, as well as judgment. The doctrine here is the doctrine of St. John: "If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord hath spoken!" Jesus has died for our sins; therefore God can be just, and yet the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus.


 
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