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Psalm 130

Psa. 130:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of degrees
ma`alah (Hebrew #4609)
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
KJV usage: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
Pronounce: mah-al-aw'
Origin: feminine of 4608
.>> Out of the depths
ma`amaq (Hebrew #4615)
a deep
KJV usage: deep, depth.
Pronounce: mah-am-awk'
Origin: from 6009
h have I cried
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
unto thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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1-4:  The psalmist professes his hope in prayer;
5-6:  and his patience in hope.
7-8:  He exhorts Israel to trust in God.
A.M. cir. 3464.
B.C. cir. 540.
(Title.)
A Song.
Out of.
Psa. 18:4‑6,16• 4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
5The bands of Sheol surrounded me, the cords of death encountered me.
6In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.
16He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:
(Psa. 18:4‑6,16)
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Psa. 25:16‑18• 16Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are increased: bring me out of my distresses;
18Consider mine affliction and my travail, and forgive all my sins.
(Psa. 25:16‑18)
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Psa. 40:2• 2And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings: (Psa. 40:2)
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Psa. 42:7• 7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy cataracts; all thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me. (Psa. 42:7)
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Psa. 69:1‑2,14‑15• 1To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
14Deliver me out of the mire, let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the depths of waters.
15Let not the flood of waters overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
(Psa. 69:1‑2,14‑15)
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Psa. 71:20• 20Thou, who hast shewn us many and sore troubles, wilt revive us again, and wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth; (Psa. 71:20)
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Psa. 88:6‑7• 6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
7Thy fury lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
(Psa. 88:6‑7)
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Psa. 116:3‑4• 3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
4Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul.
(Psa. 116:3‑4)
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Lam. 3:53‑55• 53They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me.
54Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
55I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.
(Lam. 3:53‑55)
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Jonah 2:2‑4• 2and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice.
3For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.
(Jonah 2:2‑4)
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Heb. 5:7• 7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;) (Heb. 5:7)
 The sorrows have their character to the soul, not in the oppression of the wicked, but in the consciousness of sin with God. The oppression is unrighteous, the pleasure of wickedness; but while, when God restores, we can see this, yet restoration is with God and in looking to His mercy, owning—and yet in spite of what we have deserved—and looking, with a heart which has the sense of its sin, to His deliverance. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131 by J.N. Darby)
 Psalms 129 reviewed the outward afflictions of Israel in the presence of the righteousness of the Lord. Psalms 130 describes the inward distress of soul on account of sins seen in the light of the mercy of the Lord. (Psalms 130 by H. Smith)
 (vv. 1-2) The first two verses present the cry of anguish from a soul conscious of its guilt, and yet accompanied with faith which turns the soul to the Lord in spite of the conviction of sin. (Psalms 130 by H. Smith)
 The Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:26-32, Isa. 53:1-12) is seen in this psalm as being nationally fulfilled. The twelve tribes together cry to the Lord in full repentance of their sins. In true deep humiliation they learn that there is forgiveness with Jehovah (vs. 1-4). (Book 5. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Song of degrees. Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.