Thought for the Week
Lord please forgive me!
Psalm 130 begins with the Psalmist in the depths, pleading with God to hear him and to be attentive to his request. He reflects on how if God numbered our sins, no one would ever have a chance at salvation. Instead he knows that with God there is always forgiveness; that God hears and understands and will respond to every cry of pain.
This Psalm is so relatable, we all have felt at some stage in the depths; whether it be grief, depression, illness or anxiety, at some stage we have all felt a sense of desperation and guilt. But we can reflect on this Psalm to help us regain confidence that there is no end to God’s forgiveness or mercy and we can expectantly wait on him as the Psalmist does, as with him there is plenteous redemption (v7)!
We can ‘Stand in Wonder’ at Gods endless desire to continually forgive and use this Psalm as a reminder to show this same love, compassion and mercy to all those around us.
“As fas as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:12
WEEKLY READING
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.
8 And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
For with the LORD there is steadfast love.
— Psalm 130:7
