Psalms 130:1
Out of the depths I have cried to you, LORD.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
In Context
2Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
Cross References
Psalms 18:16He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalms 69:1Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!
Psalms 71:20You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Psalms 116:3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
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 →