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, have I cried unto thee, O Yahweh.

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

O My Lord! hearken thou unto my voice, —Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications,

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, iniquities, thou shouldest mark, O Yah, O My Lord, who could stand?

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

But, with thee, is forgiveness, that thou mayest be revered.

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 have waited for Yahweh, My soul hath waited for 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!

I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch 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].

Wait, O Israel, for Yahweh, —for, with Yahweh, is lovingkindness, and there aboundeth with him—redemption.

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

He, therefore, will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.