1 A Song of Degrees. Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord.
2 O Lord, hearken to my voice ; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
3 If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand ?
4 For with thee is forgiveness : for thy name's sake Notesn1 Or, propitiation.n2 See Gen. 31. 53.
5 have I waited for thee, O Lord, my soul has waited for thy word.
6 My soul has hoped in the Lord ; from the morning watch till night.
7 Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.