Psalms 130:1

Psalms 130:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O 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 I cry to you, Lord; 2Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. 3If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

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 121:1I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
• Psalms 122:1I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
• Psalms 123:1I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
• Psalms 124:1If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.
• Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
• Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.
• Psalms 129:1“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth,” let Israel say;
• Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 25:16Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
• Psalms 42:7Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
• Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us; you have been angry—now restore us!
• Psalms 71:20Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up.
• Psalms 88:6You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.

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