Psalms 130:1
Out of the depths I call to you, Lord.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
In Context
2Lord, hear my voice: give heed with your ears to my loud plea.
Cross References
Psalms 18:16He stretched from on high, he seized me, drew me up from the mighty waters,
Psalms 40:2From the horrible pit he drew me, up out of the miry clay; he set my feet on a rock, and my steps he made firm.
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are threatening my life.
Psalms 71:20You have caused us to see troubles many, but you will revive us again. From the depths of the earth you will bring me up again.
Psalms 116:3About me were snares of death, the anguish of Sheol was upon me: distress and sorrow were mine.
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “We will go to the house of the 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 →