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Psalms 130

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    KJVA Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
    WEBA Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.
  2. 2
    KJVLord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
    WEBLord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.
  3. 3
    KJVIf thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
    WEBIf you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
  4. 4
    KJVBut there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
    WEBBut there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
  5. 5
    KJVI wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
    WEBI wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
  6. 6
    KJVMy soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
    WEBMy soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
  7. 7
    KJVLet Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
    WEBIsrael, hope in Yahweh, for there is loving kindness with Yahweh. Abundant redemption is with him.
  8. 8
    KJVAnd he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
    WEBHe will redeem Israel from all their sins.
  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.
  • World English Bible (WEB), public domain. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org.