Psalms 130:3

Mark iniquities; observe them accurately, and punish them severely, as they deserve. Who shall stand in thy presence, or at thy tribunal? No man can acquit himself, or escape the sentence of condemnation, because all men are sinners, Ecclesiastes 7:20 James 3:2. To stand is a judicial phrase, and notes a man's being absolved or justified, upon an equal trial, as Psalms 1:5 Romans 14:4, where it is opposed to falling.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 130:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities - If thou shouldst observe, note, attend to, regard all the evil that I have done. The Hebrew word means...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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....
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXX. Waiting for God. Psalms 130:1 . depths refers primarily to God's exaltation in heaven, man's position far below on earth. Psalms 130:4...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. If thou, O God! shoudst mark iniquities (119) Here the Prophet acknowledges that although grievously afflicted, he had justly deserved s...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The De Profundis —a song of redemption from trouble through faith in God. Probably a very late Ps. The Ps. is antiphonal. First voice ( Psalms 130:1...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If thou. — The word rendered “mark” is “watch” in Psalms 130:6 . If “Jah” were to watch for men’s lapses, as one watches for the dawn, nothing but...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 130:1-8 IN a very emphatic sense this is a song of ascents, for it climbs steadily from the abyss of penitence to the summits of hope. It f...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After the backward look there would fittingly be an inward look as the worshipper approached the place of worship. This is always a disquieting look....
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to take notice of the different Printing of the word Lord in this verse; the former is JAH, the latter is Adonai. For particulars re...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities ,.... Or "observe" f them. Not but that God does observe the sins of men: he sees all the evil actions of b...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Regard to His Church. A song of degrees. 1 Out of the depths...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 130 This Psalm gives us what we may call the ascent of the soul from the depths to the heights. I. We have the cry from the depths. The de...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 130:3 We have here the second stage in the journey of the soul from the abyss to God. I. Consider the state itself. "If Thou, Lord, should...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 130:3-4 I. It is when the sinner feels his weakness and his utter inability to deliver himself from the clinging guilt of the past, to shak...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 130:1 . Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. «Sinking, sinking, sinking, drowning, dying, hope all but gone, almost everythin...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 130:1 . Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. God's people have to go into the depths, and God's people pray in the depths, an...
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I will first read the Psalm through, and afterwards say a few words by way of exposition. Psalms 130:1-19 . Out of the depths have I cried unto th...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This is one of the penitential psalms, which though it have no title, appears to have been composed by David when in deep distress. Psalms 130:6...
The Biblical Illustrator

Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee. A prayer for deliverance The psalm should probably be regarded as antiphonal; it is composed of sever...
The Biblical Illustrator

If Thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? A psalmist’s question and answer I want to cheer some of you who at present h...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sin...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer for Forgiveness of Sins. A song of degrees, known of old as De Profundis, from its opening words in the Latin version, a sinner's cry to...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, observing them, bearing them in mind, imputing them to the sinner, O Lord, who shall stand? No human bein...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 53:6 ; Job 10:14 ; Job 15:14 ; Job 9:2 ; Job 9:20 ; Job 9:3 ; John 8:7-9 ; Psalms 143:2 ; Romans 3:20-24
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

³ If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Related Commentaries of Psalms 130:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 130:3