PS 130 The psalmist confessing his sins, expresses his hope in God, ver. 1-6. And exhorts Israel to hope in him, ver.7, 8. A song of degrees.

Verse 3. Mark - Observe them accurately and punish them as they deserve. Stand - At thy tribunal.

Verse 4. Forgiveness - Thou art able and ready to forgive repenting sinners. Feared - Not with a slavish, but with a childlike fear. This mercy of thine is the foundation of all religion, without which men would desperately proceed in their impious courses.

Verse 5. I wait - That he would pardon my sins.

Verse 6. They - Whether soldiers that keep the night-watches in an army, or the priests or Levites who did so in the temple.