Psalm 130

So, I was reading out of this chapter today, and verses 3 and 4 really hit me:

"If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared."

The first half is enough to spend quite a while on in itself...but it doesn't stop there. God has forgiveness enough to forgive everyone. The last phrase actually has me kind of stumped right now:

"But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared."

Sounds paradoxical, right? We normally associate fear with UN-forgiveness. This verse sounds like it's saying God should be feared BECAUSE he forgives. Interesting, no? Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Peace.