Psalms 130

Out of the depths I cry to you

ut of the depths I cry to you, Lord;a ²Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. ³If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?b

⁴But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.c ⁵I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.d ⁶I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.

⁷Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.e ⁸He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.

Commentary

Psalm 130 is a penitential psalm, one of the seven traditional psalms of confession. It begins in the depths of distress—literally “from the depths” the psalmist cries to the Lord—and moves through confession, waiting, and hope, to a final call for Israel to hope in God’s steadfast

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 130(4)

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References· Psalms 130

a: v.1 — Psalms 42:7, Hebrews 5:7, Jonah 2:2-4, Psalms 69:14-15, Psalms 71:20, Psalms 25:16-18, Psalms 69:1-2, Lamentations 3:53-55, Psalms 116:3-4, Psalms 40:2
b: v.3 — Psalms 143:2, Psalms 76:7, Romans 3:20-24, John 8:7-9, Revelation 6:17, Job 10:14, Nahum 1:6, Job 15:14, Malachi 3:2, Isaiah 53:6
c: v.4 — Jeremiah 33:8-9, Isaiah 55:7, Psalms 86:5, 1 Kings 8:39-40, Daniel 9:9, 2 Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 1:14, Micah 7:18-20, Isaiah 1:18, Hosea 3:5
d: v.5 — Isaiah 30:18, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 62:5, Psalms 27:14, Isaiah 8:17, Psalms 119:74, Psalms 62:1, Psalms 40:1, Genesis 49:18
e: v.7 — Ephesians 1:7-8, Psalms 40:3, Revelation 5:9, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 86:5, 1 John 2:1-2, Psalms 131:3, Romans 8:24, Psalms 71:5, Isaiah 55:7

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