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Psalms 130:1
1From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.
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Context of Psalms 130:1
From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. 2Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. 3Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?
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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 to the mountains— does my help come from there?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 123:1I lift my eyes to you, O God, enthroned in heaven.
- Psalms 124:1What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
- Psalms 127:1Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.
- Psalms 128:1How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways!
- Psalms 129:1From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this:
- Psalms 18:4The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
- Psalms 25:16Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
- Psalms 42:7I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.
- Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
- Psalms 71:20You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 88:6You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into 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
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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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