EXISTENTIAL HOPE – Psalm 130 – 7-14-24

Providence Community Church

We are quite familiar with the term 'existential threat' these days. This term is appropriate with respect to our guilt before a holy God. The existential hope published & heralded in Ps 130 is indeed our only prayer and this hope is unto eternity. In terms of this song, ‘forever’ is not hyperbole. The weight of anguish the author associates with his iniquity/sin is unto eternal damnation while the steadfast love of Yahweh is as enduring as God Himself. Textual Parallels with Ps 130 abound in both testaments. The cross references are too frequent to cite exhaustively in this brief message. The Psalmist has touched a central nerve in redemption’s story arc with this song. His themes here are echoed throughout the scripture…. May they be echoed in our hearts as well.