Psalms 130:7,8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We may consider these blessed words in a double sense. First, as the encouragement which one poor sinner may be supposed to give to others, who having experienced divine mercy himself, goes forth and proclaims it abroad. It is as if he had said, "Let Israel hope, let every poor sinner, in whose heart God the Spirit hath put a concern for his salvation, hope; and where a cry to God to obtain it in Christ is put into the soul, let everyone of this description hope; for Jesus is in heaven: Jesus the propitiation, whom God hath set forth, is there. I have found redemption in his blood, and I have found it plenteous redemption indeed to my soul: and therefore let none despond, let not the greatest sinner doubt; for I, the chief of sinners, have experienced it. Let Israel hope in the Lord." But if we consider it in another sense, as the precept of God himself, the words will he equally sweet. Christ is thus proclaimed as the One all-sufficient ordinance of heaven. It is of Jehovah's own providing; mercy is with him; Christ our passover, sacrificed for us, is with him; and it is Jehovah himself that speaks thus to a poor sinner, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom, Job 33:24. So that there is Jesus, the promised mercy, the first born in the womb of mercy, yea, the very mercy of mercies; He, the Lord our righteousness is with Jehovah, the sinner's surety and ransom. And this redemption in his blood, is full redemption, an all-sufficient redemption, plenteous redemption! And He shall redeem Israel from all his sins, not from one only, or ten, or ten thousand, but all. Hence his name is J ESUS, for he shall save his people from their sins.