KJV King James Version
But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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Psalm 130:4
But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
WEB World English Bible
But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
ASV American Standard Version
But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
But with Thee is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.
Surrounding context — Psalm 130
1 A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.
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Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.Jeremiah 33:8-9And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me.Psalm 86:5For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.1 Kings 8:39-40Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, [even] thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;2 Corinthians 5:19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.Micah 7:18-20Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.Colossians 1:14In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.Romans 8:1[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;Hosea 3:5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.Psalm 103:2-3Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.Acts 9:31Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.Hebrews 12:24-28And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.Psalm 25:11For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.Exodus 34:5-7And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
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