Old Testament Commentary - Psalms 130

by Don R. Hender

This Psalm or Hymn speaks directly of the Atonement and the Plan of Salvation. It was well known to the ancient Hebrews as this psalm does illustrate. From some prophetic writings now lost but preserved in the form of this hymn of praise, the whole of the understanding of how the atonement of Christ the Messiah would work. The psalm states that Israel waits for the coming of the time of the Redeemer, the Messiah, who will redeem Israel from all their iniquities having atoned for then and through his mercy the 'plenteous redemption' is placed into effect. Else none would be able to stand to be saved in their sins except this redemption should be accomplished. This is the doctrine of the Redemption of Christ. It was sung as a hymn of praise by ancient Israel. The scriptural prophetic source upon which it was based is lost, but in the hymn it has been preserved for all those who understand the nature of hymns or psalms and their development based upon the word of God given forth to man as scripture through the Lord's servants His prophets.

Scriptural Text [& Editorial] Commentary & Explanation Footnotes ~ References ~ JST

CHAPTER 130
O Lord, hear our prayers, forgive iniquity, and redeem Israel.
A Messianic Hymn which sang the praises of the actual Day of Atonement, when it would one day be fulfiled, cause man to have his sins removed by the redemtion performed by the Lord and thus enabling man to once again stand in the presence of God. "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, ... and appeared unto many." ~ Matthew 27:52-53

A Song of degrees.

1 Out of the ^adepths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark ^ainiquities, O Lord, who shall ^bstand?^a
3^a If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? All men have sinned. It is the very nature of fallen man. For one to proclaim otherwise, the truth is not in him. And thus is to be eternally 'marked' by our iniquities, none of us would be worthy to stand before the Lord and to return to the presence of God in any type of kingdom of glory. And we would be doomed to live forever in our sins. But because of the of the Great Plan of God, a way was established whereby these iniquitities might be removed from us is one would so take it upon himself to so suffer for all. But he would have to be a sinless sacrifice, a perfect sacrifice for sin.

4 **But there is ^aforgiveness with thee^a, that thou mayest be ^bfeared.
5 I ^await for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord^a** more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

Spirit Prison The souls of men had long waited for the redemption to be made. From the time of Adam and the days of Noah, and ever since has the departed spirits of man waited in that portion of the spirit world denoted by the concept of being held bound by their sins until the time that the redemption would be made. And when the day of redemption, the sacrifice of Christ was accomplished, the prison doors where openned and all who had look to the Messiah for a forgivness of their sins could be released according to the propher order of the gospel plan of redemption.
**4^a But there is forgiveness with thee The plan of redemption set forth that there would be forgiveness through the Lord God Jehovah, even Jesus Christ and the atonement which he would make, a sinless sacrifice for sin which would redeem all of mankind if the would but come unto him.
6^a My soul waiteth for the Lord** And all, especially David's soul did wait upon the coming of the Lord and His fulfillment of that atonement, thus releasing all the repentant captives who had been bound and would be bound by that burden of sin which keeps man from regaining God's presence.

7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous ^aredemption.
8 And he shall ^aredeem Israel from all his iniquities^a.

Song of Atonement All the Law of Moses pointed to this event. The 'Day of Atonement' was marked by a very special temple ceremony performed once a year to set forth that the removal and atonement for sins would eventually occur. Here in Psalms 130 a hymn of atonement was sung by the Hebrew people recognizing that they were burdened by sin and could not stand before God because of their sins. They also recognized that they did await the coming of the Redeemer who would be empowered to remove their iniquities and enable them to have their sins removed and thus be able to stand before God to receive their eternal rewards. Certainly the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Lord in whom salvation is to be found, even Jehoshua (JESUS), that being 'Jehovah in whom salvation is to be found', when he came upon earth to remove the sins of man by the atoning sacrifice so re-enacted by all of the ceremonial sacrifices of the Law of Moses. 8^a he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities When the awaited redeemer would come, he would have power to forgive and remove all sins from mankind. Israel here is all who does come unto the Lord and take his name upon them that they might be so forgiven. All this the Hebrews understood as their songs of praise atest. They knew of the mission of the Redeemer of Israel, that he would come as they did wait upon his coming. And when he did come he would gain the victory over sin and enable all to have their iniquities removed from them. Thus they could stand before God clean and ready to then progress on to their eternal rewards.
The LORD's awaited sinless sacrifice for the iniguities of man that through Him sin might be remove and man be again able to stand in the presence of God.

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]	Commentary & Explanation	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 130 O Lord, hear our prayers, forgive iniquity, and redeem Israel.	A Messianic Hymn which sang the praises of the actual Day of Atonement, when it would one day be fulfiled, cause man to have his sins removed by the redemtion performed by the Lord and thus enabling man to once again stand in the presence of God.	"And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, ... and appeared unto many." ~ Matthew 27:52-53
A Song of degrees.
1 Out of the ^adepths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark ^ainiquities, O Lord, who shall ^bstand?^a	3^a If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? All men have sinned. It is the very nature of fallen man. For one to proclaim otherwise, the truth is not in him. And thus is to be eternally 'marked' by our iniquities, none of us would be worthy to stand before the Lord and to return to the presence of God in any type of kingdom of glory. And we would be doomed to live forever in our sins. But because of the of the Great Plan of God, a way was established whereby these iniquitities might be removed from us is one would so take it upon himself to so suffer for all. But he would have to be a sinless sacrifice, a perfect sacrifice for sin.
4 *But there is* ^aforgiveness with thee^a, that thou mayest be ^bfeared. 5 I ^await for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord^a** more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Spirit Prison The souls of men had long waited for the redemption to be made. From the time of Adam and the days of Noah, and ever since has the departed spirits of man waited in that portion of the spirit world denoted by the concept of being held bound by their sins until the time that the redemption would be made. And when the day of redemption, the sacrifice of Christ was accomplished, the prison doors where openned and all who had look to the Messiah for a forgivness of their sins could be released according to the propher order of the gospel plan of redemption.	*4^a But there is* forgiveness with thee The plan of redemption set forth that there would be forgiveness through the Lord God Jehovah, even Jesus Christ and the atonement which he would make, a sinless sacrifice for sin which would redeem all of mankind if the would but come unto him. 6^a My soul waiteth for the Lord** And all, especially David's soul did wait upon the coming of the Lord and His fulfillment of that atonement, thus releasing all the repentant captives who had been bound and would be bound by that burden of sin which keeps man from regaining God's presence.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous ^aredemption. 8 And he shall ^aredeem Israel from all his iniquities^a. Song of Atonement All the Law of Moses pointed to this event. The 'Day of Atonement' was marked by a very special temple ceremony performed once a year to set forth that the removal and atonement for sins would eventually occur. Here in Psalms 130 a hymn of atonement was sung by the Hebrew people recognizing that they were burdened by sin and could not stand before God because of their sins. They also recognized that they did await the coming of the Redeemer who would be empowered to remove their iniquities and enable them to have their sins removed and thus be able to stand before God to receive their eternal rewards. Certainly the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Lord in whom salvation is to be found, even Jehoshua (JESUS), that being 'Jehovah in whom salvation is to be found', when he came upon earth to remove the sins of man by the atoning sacrifice so re-enacted by all of the ceremonial sacrifices of the Law of Moses.	8^a he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities When the awaited redeemer would come, he would have power to forgive and remove all sins from mankind. Israel here is all who does come unto the Lord and take his name upon them that they might be so forgiven. All this the Hebrews understood as their songs of praise atest. They knew of the mission of the Redeemer of Israel, that he would come as they did wait upon his coming. And when he did come he would gain the victory over sin and enable all to have their iniquities removed from them. Thus they could stand before God clean and ready to then progress on to their eternal rewards. The LORD's awaited sinless sacrifice for the iniguities of man that through Him sin might be remove and man be again able to stand in the presence of God.