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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

Hope of Israel (130:7, 8) 130:1 Out of the depths. A figurative expression of severe distress. 130:3, 4 The psalmist basks in the glow of God’s never ending forgiveness (cf. Ps. 143:2). 130:5 in His word I do hope. The psalmist expresses a certain hope since God’s Word cannot fail (cf. Matt. 5:18; Luke 16:17; John 10:35). 130:6 watch for the morning. Probably refers to shepherds with a night watch which ends with the sun’s rising. 130:7 hope in the LORD. The psalmist’s hope in God’s Word (v. 5) parallels