Psa 130:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. shouldest mark —or, "take strict account" ( ), implying a confession of the existence of sin. who shall stand — ( ). Standing is opposed to the guilty sinking down in fear and self-condemnation ( ). The question implies a negative, which is thus more strongly stated.

Psalms 130:3

3. shouldest mark—or, "take strict account" (Job 10:14; 14:16), implying a confession of the existence of sin.

who shall stand— (Ps 1:6). Standing is opposed to the guilty sinking down in fear and self-condemnation (Mal 3:2; Re 6:15, 16). The question implies a negative, which is thus more strongly stated.