Psalms 130:1

Psalms 130:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;

Context of Psalms 130:1

Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble. 2My Lord, please listen to me! I am asking you to be kind and help me. 3Lord, if you should write down all our sins, nobody could stand as a righteous person.

Psalms 130:1 word by word

מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Out of the depthsמַעֲמַקִּיםma‛ămâq · depthsH4615
• have I criedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto thee, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 130:1

• Psalms 121:1As I travel, I look up towards the hills. I will find no help there.
• Psalms 122:1It made me very happy when people said to me, ‘We will go to the house of the Lord.’
• Psalms 123:1I look up to you, God, as you rule from your throne in heaven.
• Psalms 124:1If the Lord was not fighting for us, what would have happened? Israel's people, now answer:
• Psalms 125:1People who trust in the Lord are strong, like Mount Zion. Nothing can shake it. It will always be there.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord turned us round, so that we enjoyed a good life in Zion again, we thought that we were dreaming!
• Psalms 127:1The Lord must build your house. If not, the work of the builders is useless. The Lord must keep the city safe. If not, the city guards are useless.
• Psalms 128:1If people respect the Lord and they obey his commands, God has blessed them!
• Psalms 129:1Since I was young, my enemies have often attacked me. Israel's people now answer:
• Psalms 18:4Death was near enough to catch me! Danger was like a river that poured over me.
• Psalms 25:16Please turn towards me, Lord, and be kind to me. I feel very weak and lonely.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger. He picked me up out of the mud. He put my feet on a rock. Then I could walk and not slip.
• Psalms 42:7I hear your waterfalls make a noise like thunder. It seems like all that water is pouring over me and it knocks me down to the ground.
• Psalms 60:1God, you have turned against us, and you have broken down our strong walls. You are angry with us, but please make us strong again!
• Psalms 71:20You have caused me to have many bad troubles. But you will make my life strong again. You will lift me back out from this deep hole under the earth.
• Psalms 88:6You have put me in the deep hole of death, far down in a very dark place.

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

Topics related to Psalms 130:1

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Repentance

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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