Psalms 130:1
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
Study Guide
Psalms 130
نظرة عامة
A Song of Ascent — one of the seven penitential psalms — crying from the depths to the Lord. If God marked iniquities no one could stand, but with God is forgiveness and steadfast love. The psalmist waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for morning, and calls Israel to hope in redemption.
Key Verses
Psalms 130:2
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Psalms 130:4
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalms 130:7
Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Full Text
1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.