Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, these depths being
those of sin with its resulting distress, calamity, and peril,
represented by an abyss of deep waters, whose waves have passed over
the writer.... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
A song of degrees, known of old as _ De Profundis,_ from its opening
words in the Latin version, a sinner's cry to Jehovah for forgiveness
and mercy.... [ Continue Reading ]
Lord, hear my voice, the appeal being to the All-powerful to grant
deliverance; LET THINE EARS BE ATTENTIVE TO THE VOICE OF MY
SUPPLICATIONS, in a careful and merciful attention to his pleading.... [ Continue Reading ]
If Thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, observing them, bearing them
in mind, imputing them to the sinner, O LORD, WHO SHALL STAND? No
human being could stand up fearlessly before the all-seeing eye of the
All-powerful, the great Judge of all the earth, the consciousness of
guilt rather causing ev... [ Continue Reading ]
But there is forgiveness with Thee, the unmerited grace and mercy of
the Lord being the only hope of sinful mortals, their only chance of
deliverance and salvation, THAT THOU MAYEST BE FEARED, for the
assurance of God's mercy, far from producing a feeling of smug
satisfaction and licentious leanings... [ Continue Reading ]
I wait for the Lord, in confident expectation of His deliverance and
assistance, MY SOUL DOTH WAIT, with all the intensity of a painful
longing, AND IN HIS WORD DO I HOPE, relying upon the promises there
set forth.... [ Continue Reading ]
My soul waiteth for the Lord, turned in longing toward the
All-powerful, MORE THAN THEY THAT WATCH FOR THE MORNING, those unable
to rest on account of illness or misery, in whose case the rising of
the dawn will be a release from pain; I SAY, MORE THAN THEY THAT WATCH
FOR THE MORNING, the repetition... [ Continue Reading ]
Let Israel hope in the Lord, waiting for salvation from Him; FOR WITH
THE LORD THERE IS MERCY, He is the only One able to dispense
redemption, AND WITH HIM IS PLENTEOUS REDEMPTION, mercy in all its
fullness, enough for the sins of the whole world. Where sin abounded,
grace did much more abound. Roma... [ Continue Reading ]
And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities, the prophet here
looking forward to the propitiation of Christ, whereby He earned and
obtained eternal redemption for us, Hebrews 9:12. Cf Luke 1:68; 2
Timothy 4:18, this redemption being transmitted to us by faith.... [ Continue Reading ]