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From the Depths to the Heights
B. The Truths Suggested by the Cry from the Depths.
1. The depths are the place for us all. Every man amongst us has to go down there, if we take the place that belongs to us.
2. Unless a man has cried to God from the depths he has never cried to Him at all. eee ce enter reer etm ehoer iousness of transgression awakened w .
II. A DARK FEAR AND A BRIGHT ASSURANCE (Verses 3-4).
A. The Fear That God Will Mark Iniquities.
1. To "mark iniquities" means to impute them to us. The word, in the original, means to watch, that is to say, to remember in order to punish.
2. The impossibility of any man sustaining the righteous judgment of God. Like a man having to yield ground to an eager enemy, or to bend before the blast, every man has to bow before that flashing brightness and to own that retribution would be destruction.
B. The Assurance of Forgiveness.
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