1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,

Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you there is forgiveness,

so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

6 I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

for with the Lord is unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

8 He himself will redeem Israel

from all their sins.

1 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.

1 From the depths of despair, O Lord,

I call for your help.

2 Hear my cry, O Lord.

Pay attention to my prayer.

3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,

who, O Lord, could ever survive?

4 But you offer forgiveness,

that we might learn to fear you.

5 I am counting on the Lord;

yes, I am counting on him.

I have put my hope in his word.

6 I long for the Lord

more than sentries long for the dawn,

yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord;

for with the Lord there is unfailing love.

His redemption overflows.

8 He himself will redeem Israel

from every kind of sin.

1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice!

Let Your ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with You,

That You may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

And in His word I do hope.

6 My soul waits for the Lord

More than those who watch for the morning—

Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord;

For with the Lord there is mercy,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

8 And He shall redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

1 Lord, I am in great trouble,

so I call out to you.

2 Lord, hear my voice;

listen to my prayer for help.

3 Lord, if you punished people for all their sins,

no one would be left, Lord.

4 But you forgive us,

so you are respected.

5 I wait for the Lord to help me,

and I trust his word.

6 I wait for the Lord to help me

more than night watchmen wait for the dawn,

more than night watchmen wait for the dawn.

7 People of Israel, put your hope in the Lord

because he is loving

and able to save.

8 He will save Israel

from all their sins.

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

2 Lord, hear my voice:

Let thine ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

3 If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with thee,

That thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait,

And in his word do I hope.

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord

More than watchmen wait for the morning;

Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in Jehovah;

For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness,

And with him is plenteous redemption.

8 And he will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

1 Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah. 2 Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 3 If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption; 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

1 O Lord, out of the depths I call to you. 

2 O Lord, hear my voice. 

Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy. 

3 O Lord, who would be able to stand 

if you kept a record of sins? 

4 But with you there is forgiveness 

so that you can be feared. 

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, 

and with hope I wait for his word. 

6 My soul waits for the Lord 

more than those who watch for the morning, 

more than those who watch for the morning. 

7 O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, 

because with the Lord there is mercy 

and with him there is unlimited forgiveness. 

8 He will rescue Israel from all its sins. 

1 Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!

2 Lord, listen to my voice;

let Your ears be attentive

to my cry for help.

3 Yahweh, if You considered sins,

Lord, who could stand?

4 But with You there is forgiveness,

so that You may be revered.

5 I wait for Yahweh; I wait

and put my hope in His word.

6 I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning—

more than watchmen for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord.

For there is faithful love with the Lord,

and with Him is redemption in abundance.

8 And He will redeem Israel

from all its sins.

1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.

2 Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my supplications!

3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with you,

so that you may be revered.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I hope;

6 my soul waits for the Lord

more than those who watch for the morning,

more than those who watch for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!

For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

and with him is great power to redeem.

8 It is he who will redeem Israel

from all its iniquities.

1 Out of the depths I call to you, O Yahweh.

2 “O Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my supplications.

3 If you, O Yah, should keep track of iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

4 But with you is forgiveness,

so that you may be feared.”

5 I await Yahweh; my soul awaits,

and I wait for his word.

6 My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning.

Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, wait for Yahweh.

For with Yahweh there is loyal love,

and with him there is abundant redemption.

8 And he will redeem Israel

from all its iniquities.

1 Lord, I cry out to you

because I’m suffering so deeply.

2 Lord, listen to me.

Pay attention to my cry for your favor.

3 Lord, suppose you kept a record of sins.

Lord, who then wouldn’t be found guilty?

4 But you forgive.

So people have respect for you.

5 With all my heart I wait for the Lord to help me.

I put my hope in his word.

6 I wait for the Lord to help me.

I wait with more longing than those on guard duty wait for the morning.

I’ll say it again.

I wait with more longing than those on guard duty wait for the morning.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

because the Lord’s love never fails.

He sets his people completely free.

8 He himself will set Israel

free from all of their sins.

1 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.

2 Lord, hear my voice!

Let Your ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

3 If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with You,

That You may be feared.

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,

And in His word do I hope.

6 My soul waits for the Lord

More than the watchmen for the morning;

Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord;

For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

8 And He will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.