Psalm 130:1-8 Out of the depths have I cried to you, O LORD.… I. SOUL-DEPTHS. 1. Darkness. 2. Doubt. 3. Sorrow. 4. Sin. II. SOUL-CRYING. "As spices smell best," says Trapp, "when beaten, and as frankincense is most odoriferous when cast into the fire, so do men pray most and best out of the depths of trouble." 1. The cry of self-helplessness appealing to Omnipotence. 2. The cry of earnest entreaty. III. SOUL-APPREHENSIONS (vers. 3, 4). Jehovah is strict to "mark," but slow to execute judgment. No sin escapes His eye: His entry against us is correct, but His mercy restrains hasty justice and holds back the due deserts of our iniquities. IV. SOUL-WAITING (vers. 5, 6). 1. Patient hopefulness. 2. Eager expectation, begotten of strong faith.Waiting, hoping, expecting, never can be disappointed: through it the "cry" of distress becomes changed into the chorus of victory. (J. O. Keen, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. |
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