Psalms 130:3-4
Context130:3 If you, O Lord, were to keep track of 1 sins,
O Lord, who could stand before you? 2
130:4 But 3 you are willing to forgive, 4
so that you might 5 be honored. 6
Psalms 130:7
Context130:7 O Israel, hope in the Lord,
for the Lord exhibits loyal love, 7
and is more than willing to deliver. 8
1 tn Heb “observe.”
2 tn The words “before you” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The psalmist must be referring to standing before God’s judgment seat. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “No one.”
3 tn Or “surely.”
4 tn Heb “for with you [there is] forgiveness.”
5 tn Or “consequently you are.”
6 tn Heb “feared.”
7 tn Heb “for with the
8 tn Heb “and abundantly with him [is] redemption.”