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 cry to you, Yahweh.

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 my pleas for mercy.

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, Yahweh, would mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?

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

But there is forgiveness with you, that you may 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 wait for Yahweh, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.

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 waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait 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 Yahweh. Yahweh is merciful, and he is very willing to forgive.

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

It is he who will redeem Israel from all his sins.