1 A song of the ascents. Out of the depths do I call on thee, Jehovah.
2 Lord, hear (in) my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
3 If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?
4 But with thee [is] the forgiveness, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for Jehovah; my soul waiteth, and for his word I hope.
6 My soul [hopeth] for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning watch for the morning.
7 Hope, Israel, for (or in) Jehovah, for with Jehovah [is] the mercy; and plenteously with him [is] ransom;
8 And he will ransom Israel from all his iniquities.
Notes on Psalm 130
“A song of the ascents.” It is the new ground of divine mercy, and so of forgiveness for the generation to come.