1 Out of the depths have I cried unto you, O LORD.
2 Lord, hear my voice: let yours ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If you, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is abundant redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Chapter Summary
From the depths the psalmist cries for mercy, waiting for the LORD, with whom there is forgiveness and full redemption.
Book Summary
Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.