God’s Word Translation
Psalms 130:1
1O Lord, out of the depths I call to you.
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Context of Psalms 130:1
O Lord, out of the depths I call to you. 2O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy. 3O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
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מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 130:1
- Psalms 121:1I look up toward the mountains. Where can I find help?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 123:1I look up to you, to the one who sits enthroned in heaven.
- Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side …” (Israel should repeat this.)
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, it was as if we were dreaming.
- Psalms 127:1If the Lord does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the Lord does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord and live his way.
- Psalms 129:1“From the time I was young, people have attacked me …” (Israel should repeat this.)
- Psalms 18:4The ropes of death had become tangled around me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 25:16Turn to me, and have pity on me. I am lonely and oppressed.
- Psalms 40:2He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.
- Psalms 42:7One deep sea calls to another at the roar of your waterspouts. All the whitecaps on your waves have swept over me.
- Psalms 60:1O God, you have rejected us. You have broken down our defenses. You have been angry. Restore us!
- Psalms 71:20You have made me endure many terrible troubles. You restore me to life again. You bring me back from the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 88:6You have put me in the bottom of the pit—in deep, dark places.
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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