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Psa. 130:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Song of degrees.>> Out of the depthsh have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

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Lam. 3:55• ⁵⁵I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit. (Lam. 3:55)

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Jonah 2:2• 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. (Jonah 2:2)

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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.

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A Song.

Psa. 121:1• ¹A Song of degrees. I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come? (Psa. 121:1)

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Psa. 122:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. (Psa. 122:1)

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Psa. 123:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)

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Psa. 124:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was for us--oh let Israel say-- (Psa. 124:1)

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Psa. 125:1• ¹A Song of degrees. They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)

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Psa. 126:1• ¹A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa. 126:1)

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Psa. 127:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Of Solomon. Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain: (Psa. 127:1)

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Psa. 128:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)

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Psa. 128• (Psa. 128)

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Psa. 129:1• ¹A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth--oh let Israel say-- (Psa. 129:1)

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Psa. 129• (Psa. 129)

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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 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)

• 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 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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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