Psalms 130 · Verse 4

Psalms 130:4

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

Psalms 130:4, King James Version

Psalms 130:4 in other translations

BSB	But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
WEB	But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
ASV	But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
YLT	But with Thee is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
DARBY	But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
BBE	But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.
Webster	But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

What does Psalms 130:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

4. Pardon produces filial fear and love. Judgment without the hope of pardon creates fear and dislike. The sense of forgiveness, so far from producing licentiousness, produces holiness (Jr 33:9; Eze 16:62, 63; 1Pe 2:16). "There is forgiveness with thee, not that thou mayest be presumed upon, but feared."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 4 But there is forgiveness with thee - Thou canst forgive; mercy belongs to thee, as well as judgment. The doctrine here is the doctrine of St. John: "If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." "Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord hath spoken!" Jesus has died for our sins; therefore God can be just, and yet the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 130:1-4

The only way of relief for a sin-entangled soul, is by applying to God alone. Many things present themselves as diversions, many things offer themselves as remedies, but the soul finds that the Lord alone can heal. And until men are sensible of the guilt of sin, and quit all to come at once to God, it is in vain for them to expect any relief. The Holy Ghost gives to such poor souls a fresh sense of their deep…

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Psalms 130:4 in the original Hebrew

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כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588

עִמְּךָ֥'i.me.Kha[is] with youH5973

הַסְּלִיחָ֑הha.se.li.Chah<the> forgivenessH5547

לְ֝מַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616

תִּוָּרֵֽא\׃ti.va.Re'you may be fearedH3372

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Cross references for Psalms 130:4

Jeremiah 33:8-9
And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Psalms 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
1 Kings 8:39-40
Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
2 Corinthians 5:19
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Micah 7:18-20
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Ephesians 1:7
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Hosea 3:5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But there.
25:11; 86:5; 103:2,3; Ex 34:5-7; Isa 1:18; 55:7; Jer 31:34; Da 9:9
Mic 7:18-20; Ro 8:1; 2Co 5:19; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14
that thou mayest.
2:11,12; 1Ki 8:39,40; Jer 33:8,9; Ho 3:5; Ac 9:31; 2Ti 2:19
Heb 12:24-28

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Context

Psalms 130:3
If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Psalms 130:4
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

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Psalms 130:4 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Empero hay perdón cerca de ti, para que seas temido.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mais il y a pardon auprès de toi, afin que tu sois craint.
German Elberfelder 1871	Doch bei dir ist Vergebung, damit du gefürchtet werdest.