Psalms 130 (LSB)

Chapter Text

130:1 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I called to You, O Yahweh.

130:2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

130:3 If You should keep iniquities, O Yah, O Lord, who could stand?

130:4 But with You there is forgiveness, That You may be feared.

130:5 I hope for Yahweh, my soul does hope, And for His word do I wait.

130:6 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning, The watchmen for the morning.

130:7 O Israel, wait for Yahweh; For with Yahweh there is lovingkindness, And with Him is abundant redemption.

130:8 And it is He who will redeem Israel From all his iniquities.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "iniquities", "song", "ascents", "depths", "yahweh", "lord", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "iniquities", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local LSB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "called" and "iniquities" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "iniquities" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.