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Psalms 130:3 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Psalms 130:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 130 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?”
Psalms 130:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 130:3
A rhetorical question poses universal human condition: 'If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand?' The conditional 'if' introduces a hypothetical that assumes reality - God COULD mark (record, observe, hold accountable for) sins. The word 'mark' (Hebrew 'shamar') means to keep, guard, preserve - here suggesting maintaining a record of wrongs. 'Iniquities' (Hebrew 'avonot') refers to perversity, guilt, moral twistedness - serious sins, not mere mistakes. The repetition 'LORD...O LORD' emphasizes the one to whom the question is addressed. The question 'who shall stand?' ...
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Cross-References for Psalms 130:3
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“for in your sight no man living is righteous.”
“even you”
“no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.”
“he looked up and said to them”
“then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.”
“and the rocks are broken apart by him.”
“that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman”
“my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless”