Psalms 130:1
Often have they fought against me from my youth, let Israel now say.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
In Context
2Often have they fought against me from my youth: but they could not prevail over me.
Cross References
Psalms 18:16Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were discovered: At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.
Psalms 40:2With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
Psalms 69:1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed; for David.
Psalms 71:20How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth :
Psalms 116:3dummy verses inserted by amos
Psalms 122:1I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me.
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 →