Psalms 130:1
Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O LORD.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
In Context
2LORD, hear my voice. Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
Cross References
Psalms 18:16He sent from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Psalms 40:2He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.
Psalms 71:20Thou, who have shown us many and great troubles, will revive us again, and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death encompassed me, and the pains of Sheol got hold upon me. I found trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of LORD.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:1
This psalm relates not to any temporal concern, either personal or public, but it is wholly taken up with the affairs of the soul. It is reckoned one of the seven penitential psalms, which have sometimes been made use of by penitents, upon their admission into the church; and, in singing it, we are all concerned to apply it to ourselves. The psalmist here expresses, I. His desire towards God, ver. 1, 2 . II. His repentance before God, ver. 3, 4 . III. His attendance upon God, ver. 5, 6 . IV. His expectations from… Read the whole commentary →