Day Eight: Psalm 130:3-4

Written By Joel Limpic

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If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.

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We move into the second week of Advent today, and similarly, in Psalm 130 we move our eyes from the depths to the heights. The psalmist uses two names for God throughout this psalm that are actually translated the same in English but spelled slightly differently: LORD and Lord. We’ll look at the first name today, and the second tomorrow. First the “all caps” LORD. This name is a reference to God’s special name Yahweh. This name was so sacred to the Jews that they wouldn’t even dare to say it out loud! It came to be associated with God’s faithfulness to his covenant with His people. What a profound thing to declare this name in times of sin or deep darkness! Thank Him today for His deep commitment to you even while you find yourself in the depths.

Joel Limpic
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