Thursday Devo
Scripture:
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6 my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
Commentary:
130:1–2 O Lord, Hear My Cry for Mercy! The psalm climbs from out of the depths of misery over sin, to confession of it (vv. 3–4), to hope (vv. 5–6) and assurance (vv. 7–8). The tone is urgent, and the topic is my pleas for mercy.
130:3–4 With You There Is Forgiveness. The song acknowledges that if God should mark iniquities (as if he kept them in a record book), no one, not even the faithful who are singing this, could stand. And yet with the Lord there is forgiveness: this is what God promises his people who come to him in faith (cf. 86:5; 103:3; Neh. 9:17; Dan. 9:9), and this is why he may be feared (i.e., worshiped and served in loving reverence).
130:4 Forgiveness is ultimately accomplished in Christ (Col. 1:13–14; see note on Ps. 32:1).
130:5–8 I Earnestly Wait for the Lord to Hear Me. The pious person now sings, I wait for the Lord, and in his word I hope, probably specifically for the word of forgiveness connected with the sacrifices to be offered (e.g., Lev. 4:21). This waiting proceeds to assurance, as each singer invites everyone else to hope in the Lord, with whom there is steadfast love and plentiful redemption. The Lord is the one who will redeem Israel from all his iniquities, i.e., deliver them from the penalties their iniquities deserve (on “redeem,” see note on Ps. 25:22).
130:3–4 With You There Is Forgiveness. The song acknowledges that if God should mark iniquities (as if he kept them in a record book), no one, not even the faithful who are singing this, could stand. And yet with the Lord there is forgiveness: this is what God promises his people who come to him in faith (cf. 86:5; 103:3; Neh. 9:17; Dan. 9:9), and this is why he may be feared (i.e., worshiped and served in loving reverence).
130:4 Forgiveness is ultimately accomplished in Christ (Col. 1:13–14; see note on Ps. 32:1).
130:5–8 I Earnestly Wait for the Lord to Hear Me. The pious person now sings, I wait for the Lord, and in his word I hope, probably specifically for the word of forgiveness connected with the sacrifices to be offered (e.g., Lev. 4:21). This waiting proceeds to assurance, as each singer invites everyone else to hope in the Lord, with whom there is steadfast love and plentiful redemption. The Lord is the one who will redeem Israel from all his iniquities, i.e., deliver them from the penalties their iniquities deserve (on “redeem,” see note on Ps. 25:22).
Questions:
- The second challenge on Sunday was to embrace the INCONVENIENCE of WAITING. Verse 27 tells us that two full years went by with Paul just waiting in prison. But he was faithful in that gap of waiting. What an example for us! Many of us might find ourselves in a season of uncertainty, in between and waiting. These seasons can be hard and trying. They can make us weary and start to question things. How do we trust in God's Word and love for us even when we are tempted to doubt?
- Sometimes in life, when you are walking through the valley, you don't have the strength to hold up the shield of faith. Sometimes you just lay under it and wait. It's through the waiting and pain that God grows our maturity and exposes our idolatry. Are you currently in a season like this? How do we wait with faith?
Pray:
- That our trust in God would grow, especially through the difficulties of life.
- That God would strengthen us to wait with faith.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
4. Can a person be good enough to go to heaven? No. Because Jesus rose from the dead, proving He is God, I believe a person is saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
(John 1:12, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-25, 5:1-2, 6-11, 6:23, 10:1-4, 10:9; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:1-9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 3:4-7)
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