Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
About Psalm 130
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. The sixth penitential psalm — and the gospel in eight verses: if thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Its posture named a whole spirituality: I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait... more than they that watch for the morning. And its ground of hope is measured: with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
The Book of Psalms — summary, themes & key verses
The Bible's prayer book — 150 songs of praise, lament, trust, and honest human need.
