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Psalms 130

Psalms 130 — Overview

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Psalms 130 — OverviewPsalms 130 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm relates not to any temporal concern, either personal or public, but it is wholly taken up with the affairs of the soul. It is reckoned one of the seven penitential psalms, which have sometimes been…Psalms 130 — OverviewPsalms 130 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees. This psalm is by some thought to have been written by David either when persecuted by Saul, and in great distress, and fearful he should perish by him; or else when in great distress of mind because of…Psalms 130:1-4Psalms 130:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn these verses we are taught, I. Whatever condition we are in, though ever so deplorable, to continue calling upon God, v. 1. The best men may sometimes be in the depths, in great trouble and affliction, and…Psalms 130:1Psalms 130:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryOut of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord (comp. Psalms 69:2, Psalms 69:14; Isaiah 51:10; Ezekiel 27:34). "The depths" are the lowest abysses of calamity. They have not, however, separated Israel from God, but…Psalms 130:1Psalms 130:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe cry of the humbled. The psalm belongs to the age of true national contrition, when nothing would satisfy but deliverance from sin, as well as from its punishment (comp. Lamentations 3:55; Jonah 2:2). When men are…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,…