Psalm 130
Contemporary English Version
(A song for worship.)
Trusting the Lord in Times of Trouble
1 From a sea of troubles
    I cry out to you, Lord.
2 Won't you please listen
    as I beg for mercy?
3 If you kept record of our sins,
    no one could last long.
4 But you forgive us,
    and so we will worship you.
5 With all my heart,
I am waiting, Lord, for you!
    I trust your promises.
6 I wait for you more eagerly
than a soldier on guard duty
    waits for the dawn.
Yes, I wait more eagerly
than a soldier on guard duty
    waits for the dawn.
7 Israel, trust the Lord!
God is always merciful
    and has the power to save you.
8 (A) Israel, the Lord will save you
    from all your sins.
Psalm 130
World English Bible
A Song of Ascents.
130 Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.
2 Lord, hear my voice.
    Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
3 If you, Yah, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you,
    therefore you are feared.
5 I wait for Yahweh.
    My soul waits.
    I hope in his word.
6 My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.
7 Israel, hope in Yahweh,
    for there is loving kindness with Yahweh.
    Abundant redemption is with him.
8 He will redeem Israel from all their sins.
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