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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Bible Commentaries
Psalms 130

Geneva Study BibleGeneva Study Bible

Verse 1

130:1 [A Song of degrees.] Out of the {a} depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

(a) Being in great distress and sorrow.

Verse 3

130:3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, {b} who shall stand?

(b) He declares that we cannot be just before God but by forgiveness of sins.

Verse 4

130:4 But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou {c} mayest be feared.

(c) Because by nature you are merciful therefore the faithful revere you.

Verse 7

130:7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] {d} mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.

(d) He shows to whom the mercy of God belongs, that is, Israel, to the Church and not the reprobate.

Bibliographical Information
Beza, Theodore. "Commentary on Psalms 130". "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gsb/psalms-130.html. 1599-1645.
 
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