Psalms 130

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

An anonymous speaker cries out to the LORD from the depths, pleading for God to hear his voice and pay attention to his cry for mercy. He acknowledges that if the LORD kept track of iniquities, no one could stand, but notes that forgiveness exists with God. The speaker states that his soul waits for the Lord and places his hope in His word, comparing his waiting to watchmen waiting for the morning. Finally, the speaker calls upon Israel to put its hope in the LORD, because abundant loving devotion and redemption are with Him, and He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.

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¹Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD! ²O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. ³If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? ⁴But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared. ⁵I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. ⁶My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning. ⁷O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance. ⁸And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.

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