My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
    O Lord, hear my voice!
(C)Let your ears be attentive
    to (D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!

If you, O Lord, should (E)mark iniquities,
    O Lord, who could (F)stand?
But with you there is (G)forgiveness,
    (H)that you may be feared.

I (I)wait for the Lord, (J)my soul waits,
    and (K)in his word I hope;
my soul (L)waits for the Lord
    more than (M)watchmen for (N)the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, (O)hope in the Lord!
    For (P)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
    and with him is plentiful redemption.
And he will (Q)redeem Israel
    from all his iniquities.

I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul

A Song of (R)Ascents. Of David.

131 O Lord, my heart is not (S)lifted up;
    my eyes are not (T)raised too high;
I do not (U)occupy myself with things
    too great and (V)too marvelous for me.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
    like a weaned (W)child with its mother;
    like a weaned child is my soul within me.

(X)O Israel, hope in the Lord
    from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
    Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
    to my cry for mercy.(E)

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?(F)
But with you there is forgiveness,(G)
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(H)

I wait for the Lord,(I) my whole being waits,(J)
    and in his word(K) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(L) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(M)

Israel, put your hope(N) in the Lord,
    for with the Lord is unfailing love(O)
    and with him is full redemption.(P)
He himself will redeem(Q) Israel
    from all their sins.(R)

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud,(S) Lord,
    my eyes are not haughty;(T)
I do not concern myself with great matters(U)
    or things too wonderful for me.(V)
But I have calmed and quieted myself,(W)
    I am like a weaned child with its mother;
    like a weaned child I am content.(X)

Israel, put your hope(Y) in the Lord
    both now and forevermore.(Z)