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href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/130.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/130.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/130.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/130.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/130.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/130.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You, LORD, were to keep <i>account of</i> guilty deeds, Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/130.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/130.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />If Thou, LORD, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/130.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If You should keep iniquities, O Yah, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/130.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If You, LORD, should keep an account of our sins <i>and</i> treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/130.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/130.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, if You considered sins, Lord, who could stand? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/130.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/130.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you kept record of our sins, no one could last long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/130.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/130.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/130.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/130.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/130.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/130.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/130.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/130.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/130.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/130.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If You observe iniquities, Lord YAH, who stands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/130.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/130.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thou, Jehovah, shalt watch iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/130.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/130.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 129:3>If you, O Lord, were to heed iniquities, who, O Lord, could persevere?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/130.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If you, LORD, keep account of sins, Lord, who can stand? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/130.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/130.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/130.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you keep sins, LORD JEHOVAH, who is able to stand?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/130.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/130.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/130-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16490" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm">Out of the Depths I Cry to You</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3050.htm" title="3050: yāh (N-proper-ms) -- The name of the God of Israel. Contraction for Yhovah, and meaning the same; Jah, the sacred name.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: tiš·mār- (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">kept track</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">of iniquities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">then who,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ya·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">could stand?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a></span><br />for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-8.htm">1 John 1:8-10</a></span><br />If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. / If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:20</a></span><br />Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-12</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2-3</a></span><br />“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></span><br />Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Galatians 3:22</a></span><br />But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a></span><br />And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13</a></span><br />But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-46.htm">1 Kings 8:46</a></span><br />When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?</p><p class="hdg">shouldest mark</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-2.htm">Psalm 143:2</a></b></br> And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2,3,20</a></b></br> I know <i>it is</i> so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14</a></b></br> If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/122-4.htm">Jah</a> <a href="/psalms/119-168.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/104-19.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Note</a> <a href="/psalms/119-158.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/psalms/119-26.htm">Record</a> <a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/109-15.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/118-19.htm">Yah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/130-8.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/130-8.htm">Iniquities</a> <a href="/psalms/135-1.htm">Jah</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/songs/4-7.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Note</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">Record</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/130-8.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/135-1.htm">Yah</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 130</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">The psalmist professes his hope in prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">And his patience in hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">He exhorts Israel to trust in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/130.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/130.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities,</b><br>This phrase acknowledges God's omniscience and justice. Iniquities refer to moral wrongdoings or sins. The psalmist recognizes that if God were to meticulously record every sin, humanity would be in a dire situation. This reflects the understanding of God's holiness and the human condition of sinfulness, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned. The use of "O LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His people, highlighting His role as both judge and redeemer. The concept of God keeping track of sins is echoed in <a href="/job/10-14.htm">Job 10:14</a>, where Job expresses a similar concern about God's awareness of human sin.<p><b>then who, O Lord, could stand?</b><br>The rhetorical question underscores the impossibility of anyone being justified before God based on their own merit. "Stand" implies being able to endure judgment or maintain righteousness in God's presence. This is a common biblical theme, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5</a>, where the wicked will not stand in the judgment. The psalmist's question points to the need for divine mercy and forgiveness, which is a central theme in the New Testament, particularly in the teachings of Jesus Christ. The acknowledgment of human inability to stand before God without His grace is foundational to the Christian understanding of salvation, as articulated in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>, which emphasizes salvation by grace through faith, not by works.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm">Psalm 130</a>, traditionally attributed to David, who expresses a deep sense of repentance and reliance on God's mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature, as well as His relationship with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/iniquities.htm">Iniquities</a></b><br>Refers to sins or moral failings, highlighting the human condition of falling short of God's standards.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_worshipper.htm">The Worshipper</a></b><br>Represents any believer who approaches God in prayer and repentance, acknowledging their own sinfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned, the context of the Psalm suggests a setting of worship and seeking forgiveness, often associated with the Temple in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin.htm">The Reality of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize that sin is a universal human condition, and without God's mercy, none could stand before Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_forgiveness.htm">God's Mercy and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of God's mercy, which is greater than our sins, offering hope and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Encourage believers to approach God with a repentant heart, acknowledging their sins and seeking His forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_forgiveness.htm">The Assurance of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Highlight the assurance that comes from God's promise to forgive and cleanse those who confess their sins.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_gratitude.htm">Living in Gratitude</a></b><br>Inspire believers to live in gratitude for God's mercy, leading to a life of obedience and worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_130.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 130</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_all_sin_(rom_3_23_vs._job_1_1).htm">Does everyone sin? (Romans 3:23 vs. Job 1:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_103_3_address_incurable_diseases.htm">Psalm 103:3 promises healing of 'all your diseases'--how does this claim stand in light of incurable illnesses and scientific evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_130_4_align_with_ot_judgments.htm">How does Psalm 130:4's emphasis on divine forgiveness reconcile with Old Testament passages advocating harsh judgments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_always_strive_with_man.htm">Will God always strive with man? (Genesis 6:3 vs. Psalm 103:9)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/130.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">If thou.</span>--The word rendered "mark" is "watch" in <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm" title="My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.">Psalm 130:6</a>. If "Jah" were to watch for men's lapses, as one watches for the dawn, nothing but signal punishment could follow. So Job (<a href="/job/10-14.htm" title="If I sin, then you mark me, and you will not acquit me from my iniquity.">Job 10:14</a>; <a href="/job/14-16.htm" title="For now you number my steps: do you not watch over my sin?">Job 14:16</a>) actually believed God did watch; while the prophets Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm" title="Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done evil things as you could.">Jeremiah 3:5</a>) and Amos (<a href="/amos/1-11.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:">Amos 1:11</a>) use the word of the strict care taken that the consequences should follow the sin. It is a fact worthy of attention, that misfortune provokes at this crisis, in this people so profoundly religious, not murmurings against the Divine dealings, but a sense of deep contrition.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/130.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities</span>. The Prayer-book paraphrase gives the true sense, "If thou, Lord, shouldest <span class="accented">be extreme to</span> mark what is done miss." If thou didst not "hide our transgressions" and "cover up" half our sins - then, <span class="cmt_word">O Lord, who shall stand</span>? (comp. <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Psalm 76:7</a>, "Who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/130-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If You,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3050.htm">Strong's 3050: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept track</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמָר־</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·mār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of iniquities,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could stand?</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲמֹֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/130-3.htm">Psalm 130:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 130:3 If you Yah kept a record (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/130-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 130:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 130:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/130-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 130:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 130:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>