Out of the Depths I Have Cried to You, O Lord

The psalmist calls to God to listen to his cries. The first part reveals his understanding that he himself is sinful, yet God has forgiveness. The psalmist also understood that if God does not have forgiveness, no one else can stand before God - Romans 3:23 "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

In the second part the psalmist reveals his active waiting for the LORD. In waiting, there is hope and he does this continuously every morning. In the Hope, there is redemption and mercy.



Psalm 130
Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord
A Song of Ascents.

1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And in His word I do hope.

6 My soul waits for the Lord
More than those who watch for the morning—
Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.

8 And He shall redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.