Psalms 130
The psalmist cries to the LORD from the depths, pleading for a hearing and confessing that if God kept a record of sins, no one could stand. He places his hope in the LORD's word, waiting for Him more than watchmen wait for the morning, and calls Israel to hope in the LORD's plenteous redemption.
| v | King James Version | Modern English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. | Out of the depths I cry to You, LORD; |
| 2 | Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. | Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. |
| 3 | If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? | If You, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? |
| 4 | But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. | But with You there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve You. |
| 5 | I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. | I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my 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. | I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. |
| 7 | Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. | Israel, put Your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is mercy and with Him is full redemption. |
| 8 | And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. | He Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. |