Parallel Verses
Amplified
If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
New American Standard Bible
O Lord, who could
King James Version
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Holman Bible
Lord, who could stand?
International Standard Version
LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?
A Conservative Version
If thou, LORD, should note iniquities, O LORD, who could stand?
American Standard Version
If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Darby Translation
If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?
Julia Smith Translation
If thou, Jehovah, shalt watch iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand?
King James 2000
If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you, O Yah, should {keep track of} iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Modern King James verseion
If You will keep in mind iniquities, O Jehovah, who shall stand, O Lord?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou, LORD wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O LORD who may abide it?
NET Bible
If you, O Lord, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?
New Heart English Bible
If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
The Emphasized Bible
If, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?
Webster
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
World English Bible
If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
Youngs Literal Translation
If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?
Themes
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Judgment » None, by nature can stand in
Justification before God » Under the law » Man cannot attain to
Stand? Who can » Sinful man cannot stand approved before God
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 130:3
Prayers for Psalm 130:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Awaiting Redemption
2
Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?
But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
Cross References
Psalm 143:2
And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.
Job 10:14
‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
Psalm 76:7
You, even You, are to be feared [with the submissive wonder of reverence];
Who may stand in Your presence when once You are angry?
Job 9:2-3
“Yes, I know it is true.
But how can a mortal man be right before God?
Job 9:20
“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;
Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.
Job 15:14
“What is man, that he should be pure and clean,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous and just?
Isaiah 53:6
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
We have turned, each one, to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]
To fall on Him [instead of us].
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before His indignation [His great wrath]?
And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are destroyed by Him.
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
John 8:7-9
However, when they persisted in questioning Him, He straightened up and said,
Romans 3:20-24
For no
Revelation 6:17
for the great day of their wrath and vengeance and retribution has come, and who is able to [face God and] stand [before the wrath of the Lamb]?”