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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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Lam. 3:55• 55I called upon Thy name, O Jehovah, out of the low dungeon. (Lam. 3:55)
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Jonah 2:2• 2and said, (Jonah 2:2)

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Ministry on This Verse

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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.
Psa. 121:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:{HR}Whence shall my help come? (Psa. 121:1)
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Psa. 122:1• 1A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}I was glad in [those] saying unto me,{HR}To Jehovah's house we will go. (Psa. 122:1)
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Psa. 123:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes,{HR}O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)
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Psa. 124:1• 1A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}If [it were] not Jehovah who was for us,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 124:1)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 126:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}When Jehovah turneth the turning of Zion,{HR}We shall be like dreamers. (Psa. 126:1)
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Psa. 127:1• 1A song of the ascents: of Solomon.{HR}If Jehovah build not a house,{HR}In vain toil its builders in it;{HR}If Jehovah keep not a city,{HR}In vain watcheth a keeper. (Psa. 127:1)
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Psa. 128:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}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 the ascents.{HR}Much have they afflicted me from my youth,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 129:1)
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Psa. 129•  (Psa. 129)
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Psa. 18:4‑6,16• 4Pains of death encompassed me,{HR}And streams of wickedness terrify me.
 5Pains of Sheol surrounded me,{HR}Snares of death fell upon me.
 6In my distress I call upon Jehovah,{HR}And unto my God do I cry for help;{HR}From his temple heareth he my voice,{HR}And my supplication before him cometh into his ears.
 16He sendeth from on high, he taketh me,{HR}He draweth me out of great waters. (Psa. 18:4‑6,16)
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Psa. 25:16‑18• 16Turn thyself unto me and be gracious to me,{HR}For I [am] desolate and afflicted.
 17The troubles of my heart have been enlarged;{HR}Bring me out of mine afflictions.
 18Look upon mine affliction and my sorrow,{HR}And forgive all my sins. (Psa. 25:16‑18)
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Psa. 40:2• 2And he brought me up from a pit of noise,{HR}From the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock;{HR}He fixed my steps. (Psa. 40:2)
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Psa. 42:7• 7Deep is calling unto deep at the voice of thy waterfalls;{HR}All thy waves and thy billows have passed over me. (Psa. 42:7)
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Psa. 69:1‑2,14‑15• 1To the chief musician, on Shoshannim (lilies) ; of David.{HR}Save me, O God, for the waters have come unto [my] soul.
 2I sink in deep mire where [is] no standing.{HR}I am come into depths of waters,{HR}And the flood overfloweth me.
 14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink;{HR}Let me be delivered from those hating me,{HR}And from the depths of waters.
 15Let not the waterflood overflow me,{HR}And let not the deep swallow me up;{HR}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 made us see many distresses and evils,{HR}Wilt turn and make us live,{HR}And from the depths of the earth wilt turn and bring us up. (Psa. 71:20)
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Psa. 88:6‑7• 6Thou hast laid me in the pit of abysses,{HR}In dark places, in depths.
 7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,{HR}And thou hast afflicted [me] with all thy breakers. Selah. (Psa. 88:6‑7)
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Psa. 116:3‑4• 3Bands of death compassed me,{HR}And straits of Sheol seized me:{HR}I found trouble and sorrow;
 4And on Jehovah's name I call;{HR}I pray, O Jehovah, deliver my soul. (Psa. 116:3‑4)
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Lam. 3:53‑55• 53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
 54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
 55I called upon Thy name, O Jehovah, out of the low dungeon. (Lam. 3:53‑55)
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Jonah 2:2‑4• 2and said,
 3For thou didst cast me into the depth,{HR}Into the heart of the seas,{HR}And the flood was round about me:{HR}All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.{HR}
 4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes,{HR}Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.{HR} (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 that was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears, and having been heard because of his godly fear, (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. (“Psalm 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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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A song of the ascents.{HR}Out of the depths{HR}Do I call on thee, Jehovah.