Psalm 130–131

Psalm 130

A song for going up to worship. 

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

²O Lord, hear my voice. 

Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy. 

³O Lord, who would be able to stand 

if you kept a record of sins? 

⁴But with you there is forgiveness 

so that you can be feared. 

⁵I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, 

and with hope I wait for his word. 

⁶My soul waits for the Lord 

more than those who watch for the morning, 

more than those who watch for the morning. 

⁷O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, 

because with the Lord there is mercy 

and with him there is unlimited forgiveness. 

⁸He will rescue Israel from all its sins. 

Psalm 131

A song by David for going up to worship. 

¹O Lord, my heart is not conceited. 

My eyes do not look down on others. 

I am not involved in things too big or too difficult for me. 

²Instead, I have kept my soul calm and quiet. 

My soul is content as a weaned child is content in its mother’s arms. 

³Israel, put your hope in the Lord now and forever.