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Psalms 130:8

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:8

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The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryDe profundis. This psalm, whose date, authorship, and special reference no one certainly knows, nevertheless presents to us three marked stages in the experience of the writer of the psalm. I. IN THE DEPTHS. (Psalms 130…The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryPenitence and hope. We have the psalmist hero in— I. THE DEPTH OF SOME GREAT DISTRESS. It may be some severe loss he has sustained, and consequent loneliness of soul; or it may be some great disappointment of his hopes…The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sins, and prays for mercy and forgiveness. Towards the end (Psalms 130:7, Psalms…The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryA cry to God for the forgiveness of sin. I. THE PROFOUND MISERY WHICH THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SIN PRODUCES. (Psalms 130:1-3.) "Out of the depths. If thou shouldest mark," etc; iniquities, other "depths" than the depths of…Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:5-8Psalms 130:5-8 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIt is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace, and the working of his power. We must hope for that only which he has promised in his word. Like those who wish to see the dawn, being very desirous tha…The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:8Psalms 130:8 · The Pulpit CommentaryRedemption only complete in sanctification. "Plenteous redemption" is here described. It is a redeeming of Israel from all his iniquities. It is not a delivering of Israel out of all his disasters. That might be importa…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8A cry to God for the forgiveness of sin. I. THE PROFOUND MISERY WHICH THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF SIN PRODUCES. (Psalms 130:1-3.) "Out of the depths. If thou shouldest mark," etc; iniquities, other "depths" than the depths of…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8Penitence and hope. We have the psalmist hero in— I. THE DEPTH OF SOME GREAT DISTRESS. It may be some severe loss he has sustained, and consequent loneliness of soul; or it may be some great disappointment of his hopes…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8De profundis. This psalm, whose date, authorship, and special reference no one certainly knows, nevertheless presents to us three marked stages in the experience of the writer of the psalm. I. IN THE DEPTHS. (Psalms 130…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:1-8EXPOSITION THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sins, and prays for mercy and forgiveness. Towards the end (Psalms 130:7, Psalms…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Psalms 130:5-8It is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace, and the working of his power. We must hope for that only which he has promised in his word. Like those who wish to see the dawn, being very desirous tha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 130:8Redemption only complete in sanctification. "Plenteous redemption" is here described. It is a redeeming of Israel from all his iniquities. It is not a delivering of Israel out of all his disasters. That might be importa…Joseph S. Exell and contributors