waiteth: Psalms 63:6, Psalms 119:147; Acts 27:29
I say more than they that watch for the morning: or, which watch unto the morning, Psalms 134:1; Isaiah 21:8
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Psalms 130:6
Psalms 130:6
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Psalms 130 — OverviewPsalms 130 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm relates not to any temporal concern, either personal or
public, but it is wholly taken up with the affairs of the soul. It is
reckoned one of the seven penitential psalms, which have sometimes been…Psalms 130 — OverviewPsalms 130 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 130:1, The psalmist professes his hope in prayer; Psalms 130:5, and his patience in hope; Psalms 130:7, He exhorts Israel to trust in God. Psalms 121:1, Psalms 122:1, Psalms 123:1, Psalms 124:1, Psalms 125:1,…Psalms 130 — OverviewPsalms 130 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees. This psalm is by some thought to have been written by David either when persecuted by Saul, and in great distress, and fearful he should perish by him; or else when in great distress of mind because of…Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sins, and prays for mercy and forgiveness. Towards the end (Psalms 130:7,…Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryPenitence and hope.
We have the psalmist hero in—
I. THE DEPTH OF SOME GREAT DISTRESS. It may be some severe loss he has sustained, and consequent loneliness of soul; or it may be some great disappointment of his…Psalms 130:1-8Psalms 130:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryDe profundis.
This psalm, whose date, authorship, and special reference no one certainly knows, nevertheless presents to us three marked stages in the experience of the writer of the psalm.
I. IN THE DEPTHS. (Psalms…