An Exposition of Psalm 130 — Part One
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An Exposition of Psalm 130 — Part One

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It is important to understand how offensive sin is to a holy God. But how do we keep the awareness of our sinful state from sending us into spiritual despondency? Teaching on Psalm 130, Alistair Begg encourages us to follow the psalmist’s example by crying out to Jesus and asking Him for mercy when we find ourselves in the depths of sin’s despair. It is only by turning away from ourselves and trusting in Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf that we will find the cure for our iniquity.


My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of mAscents.

1Out of cthe depths I cry to you, O Lord!

2O Lord, hear my voice!

dLet your ears be attentive

to ethe voice of my pleas for mercy!

3If you, O Lord, should fmark iniquities,

O Lord, who could gstand?

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Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.