De profundis ... out of the deep ... In this Psalm we are again reminded of the great gift of Jesus, The Lord our Righteousness given to us, and of Whom we are made partakers, members incorporate. "If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, * O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee [in the Lord our Righteousness]; * therefore shalt thou be feared." Jesus, Immanu el - "with us God," comes to us as God's righteousness and mercy, and in Him we become the righteousness of God. Lord, always have mercy upon us!
Psalm 130
The One Hundred Thirtieth Psalm
De profundis.
OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD; * Lord, hear my voice.
O let thine ears consider well * the voice of my complaint.
If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, * O Lord, who may abide it?
For there is mercy with thee; * therefore shalt thou be feared.
I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him; * in his word is my trust.
My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch; * I say, before the morning watch.
O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, * and with him is plenteous redemption.
And he shall redeem Israel * from all his sins.
JSH+