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Psalms 130:1
1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
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Context of Psalms 130:1
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. 2Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 3If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
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Cross-references for Psalms 130:1
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
- Psalms 123:1Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 125:1They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
- Psalms 126:1When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
- Psalms 127:1Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
- Psalms 129:1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
- Psalms 25:16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted.
- Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
- Psalms 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
- Psalms 60:1O God thou hast cast us off, thou hast broken us down; Thou hast been angry; oh restore us again.
- Psalms 71:20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 88:6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
Commentaries on Psalms 130:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Out of the depths - The word rendered “depths” is from a verb - עמק ‛âmaq - which means to be deep; then, to be unsearchable; then, to make deep; and it would apply to anything low, deep, or profound, as the ocean, a pit, or a valley. The word used here occurs elsewhere only in the following places: Psalm 69:2, Psalm 69:14, where it is rendered “deep,” applied to waters; and Isaiah 51:10; Ezekiel 27:34, where it is rendered “depths.” The word, as used…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist's hope in prayer. (1-4) His patience in hope. (5-8) Verses 1-4 The only way of relief for a sin-entangled soul, is by applying to God alone. Many things present themselves as diversions, many things offer themselves as remedies, but the soul finds that the Lord alone can heal. And until men are sensible of the guilt of sin, and quit all to come at once to God, it is in vain for them to expect any relief. The Holy Ghost gives to such poor…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3A cry from the depths comes from a place of deep distress (compare Psalm 69:2, 14; Isaiah 51:10; Ezekiel 27:34). Feeling weak, the psalmist prays for God's favor.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-2. depths--for great distress (Psa 40:2; 69:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 130
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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