Psalm 130:5-8

5.I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.
6.My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning ; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
7.O Israel, hope in the LORD ; For with the LORD there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption.
8.And He will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.

This is a psalm of hope. The psalmist is crying to God out of the depths of some bad experience. But he does not cry out with bitterness, he cries out with hope. The psalmist has hope because of who God is.

He says “my soul waits for the Lord.” This reflects both truth and passion. He waits for the Lord with patient hope and expectation because he loves and desires Yahweh. The psalmist knows that his deep desires in life are rooted in his desire for God. I think often we get caught up in earthly desires because of our innate need for God. At our core, we need God to fill us up and meet our needs. But many times we do not realize that we need God because we think our desires can be fulfilled other things (spouse, work, money, pleasure, etc.). But the psalmist knows the truth- only God can fulfill his deepest longings. And so he can say that his soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen wait for the morning.

The last two verse of this Psalm are filled with such a beautiful hope. This is the proof that only God can satisfy our desires: with the Lord there is lovingkindness and abundant redemption. God is the only one who loves us at all times, who even loved us while we were His enemies. God is the only one who can and will redeem us. With Him there is abundant redemption, and He will redeem us from all our sins if we will believe in Him. Thus God is the only One who can provide the reconciliation that we so desperately need.