Psalms 130:1

Psalms 130:1 in other versions

• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.

Context of Psalms 130:1

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

Psalms 130:1 word by word

מִמַּעֲמַקִּ֖ים קְרָאתִ֣יךָ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• 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 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
• Psalms 123:1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
• Psalms 124:1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
• Psalms 125:1They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
• Psalms 127:1Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
• Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
• Psalms 129:1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
• Psalms 18:4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men 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 an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
• Psalms 42:7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
• Psalms 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
• Psalms 71:20Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 88:6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, 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

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