And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Parallel translations
- WEB He will redeem Israel from all their sins.
- BSB And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.
- NKJV And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
- NASB And He will redeem Israel From all his guilty deeds.
- NLT He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.
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Quick answer
God Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. It promises complete deliverance from sin by God's own initiative.
Overview
The psalm closes with the assurance that the Lord will redeem His people from all their iniquities, not partially but fully. Redemption is God's work from start to finish. This promise is fulfilled in Jesus, named Savior because He saves His people from their sins.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Rom 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
- Matt 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
- 1 Jn 3:5–8And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
- Ps 103:3–4Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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