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Psalm 130

Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depthse I cry to you,f Lord;

2 Lord, hear my voice.g

Let your ears be attentiveh

to my cry for mercy.i

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,

Lord, who could stand?j

But with you there is forgiveness,k

so that we can, with reverence, serve you.l

I wait for the Lord,m my whole being waits,n

and in his wordo I put my hope.

I wait for the Lord

more than watchmenp wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.q

Israel, put your hoper in the Lord,

for with the Lord is unfailing loves

and with him is full redemption.t

He himself will redeemu Israel

from all their sins.v

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Psalm 130 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Title A Song of Ascents.

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

O Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness,

that you may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning,

more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord!

For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

and with him is plentiful redemption.

And he will redeem Israel

from all his iniquities.

Psalm 130 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Title A Song of degrees.

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

Lord, hear my voice:

Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities,

O Lord, who shall stand?

But there is forgiveness with thee,

That thou mayest be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait,

And in his word do I hope.

My soul waiteth for the Lord

More than they that watch for the morning:

I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

Let Israel hope in the Lord:

For with the Lord there is mercy,

And with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Title A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

From the depths of despair, O Lord,

I call for your help.

Hear my cry, O Lord.

Pay attention to my prayer.

Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,

who, O Lord, could ever survive?

But you offer forgiveness,

that we might learn to fear you.

I am counting on the Lord;

yes, I am counting on him.

I have put my hope in his word.

I long for the Lord

more than sentries long for the dawn,

yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;

for with the Lord there is unfailing love.

His redemption overflows.

He himself will redeem Israel

from every kind of sin.

Psalm 130 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Title A Song of Ascents.

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

Lord, hear my voice!

Let Your ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with You,

That You may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

And in His word I do hope.

My soul waits for the Lord

More than those who watch for the morning—

Yes, more than those who watch for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;

For with the Lord there is mercy,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

And He shall redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130 — New Century Version (NCV)

Title A song for going up to worship.

Lord, I am in great trouble,

so I call out to you.

Lord, hear my voice;

listen to my prayer for help.

Lord, if you punished people for all their sins,

no one would be left, Lord.

But you forgive us,

so you are respected.

I wait for the Lord to help me,

and I trust his word.

I wait for the Lord to help me

more than night watchmen wait for the dawn,

more than night watchmen wait for the dawn.

People of Israel, put your hope in the Lord

because he is loving

and able to save.

He will save Israel

from all their sins.

Psalm 130 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Title A Song of Ascents.

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

Lord, hear my voice:

Let thine ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with thee,

That thou mayest be feared.

I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait,

And in his word do I hope.

My soul waiteth for the Lord

More than watchmen wait for the morning;

Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in Jehovah;

For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness,

And with him is plenteous redemption.

And he will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Title A Song of degrees.

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

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

Psalm 130 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Title A song for going up to worship. 

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

O Lord, hear my voice. 

Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy. 

O Lord, who would be able to stand 

if you kept a record of sins? 

But with you there is forgiveness 

so that you can be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, 

and with hope I wait for his word. 

My soul waits for the Lord 

more than those who watch for the morning, 

more than those who watch for the morning. 

O Israel, put your hope in the Lord

because with the Lord there is mercy 

and with him there is unlimited forgiveness. 

He will rescue Israel from all its sins. 

Psalm 130 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Title A song of ascents.

Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!

Lord, listen to my voice;

let Your ears be attentive

to my cry for help.

Yahweh, if You considered sins,

Lord, who could stand?

But with You there is forgiveness,

so that You may be revered.

I wait for Yahweh; I wait

and put my hope in His word.

I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning—

more than watchmen for the morning.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.

For there is faithful love with the Lord,

and with Him is redemption in abundance.

And He will redeem Israel

from all its sins.

Psalm 130 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Title A Song of Ascents.

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

Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my supplications!

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with you,

so that you may be revered.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord

more than those who watch for the morning,

more than those who watch for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord!

For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

and with him is great power to redeem.

It is he who will redeem Israel

from all its iniquities.

Psalm 130 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Title A song of ascents.

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

“O Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my supplications.

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

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you is forgiveness,

so that you may be feared.”

I await Yahweh; my soul awaits,

and I wait for his word.

My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning.

Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, wait for Yahweh.

For with Yahweh there is loyal love,

and with him there is abundant redemption.

And he will redeem Israel

from all its iniquities.

Psalm 130 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Title A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

Lord, I cry out to you

because I’m suffering so deeply.

Lord, listen to me.

Pay attention to my cry for your favor.

Lord, suppose you kept a record of sins.

Lord, who then wouldn’t be found guilty?

But you forgive.

So people have respect for you.

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

I put my hope in his word.

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.

Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

because the Lord’s love never fails.

He sets his people completely free.

He himself will set Israel

free from all of their sins.

Psalm 130 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Title A Song of Ascents.

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

Lord, hear my voice!

Let Your ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplications.

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But there is forgiveness with You,

That You may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait,

And in His word do I hope.

My soul waits for the Lord

More than the watchmen for the morning;

Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;

For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

And He will redeem Israel

From all his iniquities.


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