Psalms 130:1
A song of degrees. Out of the deepe places haue I called vnto thee, O Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
In Context
2Lord, heare my voyce: let thine eares attend to the voyce of my prayers.
Cross References
Psalms 18:16He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.
Psalms 40:2Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.
Psalms 69:1To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.
Psalms 71:20Which hast shewed me great troubles and aduersities, but thou wilt returne, and reuiue me, and wilt come againe, and take mee vp from the depth of the earth.
Psalms 116:3When the snares of death copassed me, and the griefes of the graue caught me: when I founde trouble and sorowe.
Psalms 122:1A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. I rejoiced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into 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 →