Psalms 130
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Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
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Psalm 130:1-8
My Soul Waits for the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
1Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could stand?
4But with you there is forgiveness,
that you may be feared.
5I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
6my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8And he will redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
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Psalm 130:1-8
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
3If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
6I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
8He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
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Commentary
Have you ever waited all night for morning to come?
Job waited. Facing accusations and unimaginable losses, he scraped at weeping sores and bargained with God as nighttime minutes ticked by. “‘When shall I arise, and the night be ended?’ For I have had my fill of tossing till dawn” (Job 7:4).
Jacob waited. He had carried guilt for so many years, alienated both from his earthly family and heavenly Father. When a divine opponent seized him on the riverbank, Jacob latched hold and pleaded, “I will not let You go unless You bless Me!” (Gen. 32:26).
Jonah waited. He knew it was all his fault—the terrifying detour in the belly of a fish and the seaweed tangled around his neck. Yet, by faith he saw light beyond the blackness: “The earth with its bars closed behind me forever; yet You have brought my life from the pit, O Lord, my God” (Jonah 2:6).
The author of Psalm 130 also stares into the darkness of his own regrets and waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the first glint of sunrise. Sometimes the night seems long, but dawn is always sure, and so is God’s dazzling grace. “For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption” (Psalm 130:7).
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Becky Scoggins
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