Psalms 130

1 Yahweh, I have a lot of troubles/many difficulties, so I call out to you.

A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, LORD.

2 Yahweh, hear me, while I call out to you [SYN] to be merciful to me!

Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

3 Yahweh, if you kept a record of the sins [that we have committed], not one [of us] [RHQ] would escape from being condemned [and punished]

If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?

4 But you forgive us, with the result that we greatly revere you.

But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.

5 Yahweh has said [that he would help/rescue me]; I trust what he said, and I wait eagerly for him to do that.

I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

6 I wait for Yahweh [to help me] more than watchmen wait for the light to dawn; yes, I wait more eagerly than they do!

My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

7 You [my fellow] Israelis, confidently expect that Yahweh [will bless us]. [He will bless us] because he faithfully loves [us], and he is very willing to save/rescue [us].

Israel, hope in the LORD, for there is loving kindness with the LORD. Abundant redemption is with him.

8 And he will save us Israeli [people] from [being punished for] all the sins that [we] have committed.

He will redeem Israel from all their sins.