Psalm 130
“Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning— Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption. 8 And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities.”
This was too good to pick out one verse so I included all of Psalm 130 today.
It begins with “Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.” Ever been there? I’m talking about the depths. Not a great place to be. Depths of hopelessness, depths of despair, depths of discouragement, depths of depression…it’s a rather gloomy place…and hard to get out of. That’s why the best thing to do is cry out to the Lord!
The psalmist then proceeds with some pretty amazing declarations.
1. “If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?” There is no one who can justify themselves before God. The encouragement in this declaration is that God doesn’t keep a record of our sins!
2. “But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.”
Are you in the depths today because of sin? There is forgiveness for you.
3. “In His word I do hope.”
His word contains promises and pronouncements over your life that you need to know and speak out of your lips!
4. “With the Lord there is mercy.”
Thank God for mercy!
5. “With Him is abundant redemption.”
Did you hear that? ABUNDANT redemption! One of the meanings of redemption in this verse is deliverance. It’s time for you to get out of the depths today and it’s a place of the Lord’s abundance…He’s waiting for you.