Psalms 130:1

A Song of Degrees. 1 O Lord, my heart is not exalted, 1 Neither have mine eyes been haughtily raised: 1 Neither have I exercised myself in great matters, 1 Nor in things too wonderful for me. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

In Context

2I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, 1 But have exalted my soul: 1 According to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, 1 So wilt thou recompense my soul. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 40:2Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: 1 The Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1

Psalms 69:1For the end, by David for a remembrance, that the Lord may save me. 1

Psalms 71:20The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.

Psalms 122:1A Song of Degrees. 1 Unto thee who dwellest in heaven 1 Have I lifted up mine eyes. 1

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 →

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