“But wherefore is there hope? "For there is propitiation with Thee" [Psalm 130:4]. And what is this propitiation, except sacrifice? And what is sacrifice, save that which hath been offered for us? The pouring forth of innocent blood blotted out all the sins of the guilty: so great a price paid down redeemed all captive…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 130
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4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
— Psalms 130:4 —
5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.