Psalm 130:1-8 - hope for the hopeless

Psalm 130 is David's testimony of trusting in the Lord - for one who knows that even though he is a sinner, the Lord hears his cry out of the depths and forgive his sin.

On verse 3, David was asking who can stand if God keeps account and treat us according to our sins. We cannot justify ourselves before God nor plead not guilty. If God deals with us in strict justice, we are undone. It is because of His mercy that we are not consumed by His wrath. If God were not forgiving, people could only flee from him in terror. There is forgiveness with him, for this is what we need. He has promised to forgive the sins for those who do repent. Thank God that He is not imputing our sins.

Psalm 32:2 "Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit."

Romans 4:6-8 ^{" 6David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: 7"Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 8Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him."}

On later verse, David was asking Israel to put hope in the Lord for with the Lord is unveiling love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. The same applies to all of us. We are sinful and hopeless people. We need to put our hope in Him. The greatest of all hopes has been fulfilled in Christ.

Lie Tju