PUT YOUR HOPE IN THE LORD
Key verse: 130:7
NIV
Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
to my cry for mercy.(E)
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?(F)
4 But with you there is forgiveness,(G)
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.(H)
5 I wait for the Lord,(I) my whole being waits,(J)
and in his word(K) I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen(L) wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.(M)
7 Israel, put your hope(N) in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love(O)
and with him is full redemption.(P)
8 He himself will redeem(Q) Israel
from all their sins.(R)
Psalm 131
A song of ascents. Of David.
Cross references
- Psalm 130:1 : S Job 30:19; Ps 42:7; La 3:55
- Psalm 130:1 : Ps 22:2; 55:17; 142:5
- Psalm 130:2 : S Ps 27:7; 28:2
- Psalm 130:2 : S 2Ch 6:40
- Psalm 130:2 : S Ps 28:6; 31:22; 86:6; 140:6
- Psalm 130:3 : S 1Sa 6:20; S Ezr 9:15; Ps 143:2; Na 1:6; Rev 6:17
- Psalm 130:4 : S Ex 34:7; S 2Sa 24:14; S Jer 31:34
- Psalm 130:4 : S 1Ki 8:40
- Psalm 130:5 : S Ps 27:14; Isa 8:17; 26:8; 30:18; 49:23
- Psalm 130:5 : S Ps 5:3
- Psalm 130:5 : S Ps 119:74
- Psalm 130:6 : Ps 63:6
- Psalm 130:6 : S 2Sa 23:4
- Psalm 130:7 : S Ps 25:5; S 71:14
- Psalm 130:7 : S 1Ch 21:13
- Psalm 130:7 : S Ps 111:9; S Ro 3:24
- Psalm 130:8 : Lk 1:68
- Psalm 130:8 : S Ex 34:7; S Mt 1:21
- Psalm 131:1 : Ps 101:5; Isa 2:12; Ro 12:16
- Psalm 131:1 : S 2Sa 22:28; S Job 41:34
- Psalm 131:1 : Jer 45:5
- Psalm 131:1 : S Job 5:9; Ps 139:6
- Psalm 131:2 : S Ps 116:7
- Psalm 131:2 : Mt 18:3; 1Co 13:11; 14:20
- Psalm 131:3 : S Ps 25:5; 119:43; 130:7
- Psalm 131:3 : S Ps 113:2
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ESV
My Soul Waits for the Lord
A Song of (A)Ascents.130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
(C)Let your ears be attentive
to (D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should (E)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (F)stand?
4 But with you there is (G)forgiveness,
(H)that you may be feared.
5 I (I)wait for the Lord, (J)my soul waits,
and (K)in his word I hope;
6 my soul (L)waits for the Lord
more than (M)watchmen for (N)the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, (O)hope in the Lord!
For (P)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will (Q)redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
I Have Calmed and Quieted My Soul
A Song of (R)Ascents. Of David.131 O Lord, my heart is not (S)lifted up;
my eyes are not (T)raised too high;
I do not (U)occupy myself with things
too great and (V)too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (W)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (X)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
Cross references
- Psalm 130:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
- Psalm 130:1 : Ps. 69:2, 14; Lam. 3:55; Jonah 2:2
- Psalm 130:2 : Ps. 86:6; 2 Chr. 6:40
- Psalm 130:2 : Ps. 140:6
- Psalm 130:3 : [Ps. 90:8]; See Job 10:14
- Psalm 130:3 : Ps. 76:7; Amos 2:15; Nah. 1:6; Mal. 3:2; Eph. 6:13; Rev. 6:17; [Ps. 143:2]
- Psalm 130:4 : ver. 7; Isa. 55:7; Dan. 9:9; See Ps. 86:5, 15
- Psalm 130:4 : 1 Kgs. 8:39, 40; Jer. 33:8, 9; [Rom. 2:4]
- Psalm 130:5 : Ps. 40:1; Isa. 8:17; 26:8
- Psalm 130:5 : See Ps. 33:20
- Psalm 130:5 : Ps. 119:74, 81
- Psalm 130:6 : [Ps. 123:2]
- Psalm 130:6 : [Ps. 63:6; 119:147]
- Psalm 130:6 : See Ps. 5:3
- Psalm 130:7 : Ps. 131:3
- Psalm 130:7 : ver. 4
- Psalm 130:8 : Ps. 111:9; Luke 1:68; Titus 2:14; [Matt. 1:21]; See Ps. 25:22
- Psalm 131:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
- Psalm 131:1 : [Ps. 138:6; Isa. 57:15]
- Psalm 131:1 : See Ps. 101:5
- Psalm 131:1 : [Jer. 45:5; Rom. 12:16]
- Psalm 131:1 : See Job 42:3
- Psalm 131:2 : [Matt. 18:3; 1 Cor. 14:20]
- Psalm 131:3 : Ps. 130:7
130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2 O Lord, hear my voice!
(C)Let your ears be attentive
to (D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!
3 If you, O Lord, should (E)mark iniquities,
O Lord, who could (F)stand?
4 But with you there is (G)forgiveness,
(H)that you may be feared.
5 I (I)wait for the Lord, (J)my soul waits,
and (K)in his word I hope;
6 my soul (L)waits for the Lord
more than (M)watchmen for (N)the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.
7 O Israel, (O)hope in the Lord!
For (P)with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is plentiful redemption.
8 And he will (Q)redeem Israel
from all his iniquities.
131 O Lord, my heart is not (S)lifted up;
my eyes are not (T)raised too high;
I do not (U)occupy myself with things
too great and (V)too marvelous for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned (W)child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
3 (X)O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.
Cross references
- Psalm 130:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
- Psalm 130:1 : Ps. 69:2, 14; Lam. 3:55; Jonah 2:2
- Psalm 130:2 : Ps. 86:6; 2 Chr. 6:40
- Psalm 130:2 : Ps. 140:6
- Psalm 130:3 : [Ps. 90:8]; See Job 10:14
- Psalm 130:3 : Ps. 76:7; Amos 2:15; Nah. 1:6; Mal. 3:2; Eph. 6:13; Rev. 6:17; [Ps. 143:2]
- Psalm 130:4 : ver. 7; Isa. 55:7; Dan. 9:9; See Ps. 86:5, 15
- Psalm 130:4 : 1 Kgs. 8:39, 40; Jer. 33:8, 9; [Rom. 2:4]
- Psalm 130:5 : Ps. 40:1; Isa. 8:17; 26:8
- Psalm 130:5 : See Ps. 33:20
- Psalm 130:5 : Ps. 119:74, 81
- Psalm 130:6 : [Ps. 123:2]
- Psalm 130:6 : [Ps. 63:6; 119:147]
- Psalm 130:6 : See Ps. 5:3
- Psalm 130:7 : Ps. 131:3
- Psalm 130:7 : ver. 4
- Psalm 130:8 : Ps. 111:9; Luke 1:68; Titus 2:14; [Matt. 1:21]; See Ps. 25:22
- Psalm 131:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
- Psalm 131:1 : [Ps. 138:6; Isa. 57:15]
- Psalm 131:1 : See Ps. 101:5
- Psalm 131:1 : [Jer. 45:5; Rom. 12:16]
- Psalm 131:1 : See Job 42:3
- Psalm 131:2 : [Matt. 18:3; 1 Cor. 14:20]
- Psalm 131:3 : Ps. 130:7
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The Psalmist cried to the LORD out of the depths of his sin. He prayed not only for himself, but also for the nation of Israel. They could not stand before the LORD because of their sins. It seemed like a hopeless situation, but the writer prayed that the LORD would listen to his voice and respond with mercy and forgiveness. He prayed that they might once again worship and serve the LORD.
The Psalmist declared he would wait for the LORD like a watchman. He put his hope in the LORD. The LORD has unfailing love. He alone can redeem people from sin. Hope means waiting for the LORD who revealed himself in his word. Hope is not based on sight but on the love of God and his promise to redeem us from the power of sin.
Psalm 131 describes the nature of hope as waiting for the LORD like a humble child. He is our hope of eternal redemption.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for hearing us when we cry out to you. Bless us to wait for you and hope in your redemption.
One Word: Hope in the LORD
