“ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. ”
Out of the depths - The word rendered “depths” is from a verb - עמק ‛ âmaq - which means to be deep; then, to be unsearchable; then, to make deep; and it would apply to anything low, deep,...
"A Song of degrees." Out of the (a) depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. (a) Being in great distress and sorrow.
CXXX. Waiting for God. Psalms 130:1 . depths refers primarily to God's exaltation in heaven, man's position far below on earth. Psalms 130:4 . The fear of Yahweh was to pious Jews the sum of...
Title.. Song of degrees. Same as 120. See App-67. depths. Symbolical of distress. Compare Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 66:12 ; Psalms 69:2 .
1. Out of the deep places have I cried to thee, O Jehovah! It is to be noticed that the Prophet speaks of himself as sending forth his voice, as it were from out of a deep gulf, (118) feeli...
DISCOURSE: 722 GOD’S MERCY AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAYER Psalms 130:1-4 . Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my suppl...
A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Out of the depths - The captives in Babylon represent their condition like those who are in a prison - an abyss or deep ditch, rea...
The Psalmist professeth his hope in prayer, and his patience in hope: he exhorteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of Degrees. Title. המעלות שׁיר Shiir hammangaloth. ] Bishop Patrick observes,...
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Psalms 130:1-8 .-Out of deep distress Israel cries to Yahweh, casting herself on God's mercy not to mark her iniquity ( Psalms 130:1-4 ); she...
Out of the depths ] i.e. from sore trouble.
Out of the depths. — A recurrent image for overwhelming distress ( Psalms 18:16 ; Psalms 88:7 ; also Psalms 69:2 , where the same Hebrew word occurs). It is used literally in Isaiah 51:10 for t...
Psalms 130:1-8 IN a very emphatic sense this is a song of ascents, for it climbs steadily from the abyss of penitence to the summits of hope. It falls into two divisions of four verses each, of wh...
“Out of the Depths” Psalms 130:1-8 ; Psalms 131:1-3 The cry , Psalms 130:1-2 . The word Lord occurs as often as there are verses. The soul in trouble repeats again and again that precious...
After the backward look there would fittingly be an inward look as the worshipper approached the place of worship. This is always a disquieting look. There is no confession here of specific sins, but...
CONTENTS This most precious psalm contains the deep breathings of the soul under a sense of sin; the holy triumphs of the soul in the view of the propitiary, the redemption by Jesus: and the earnest...
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. Out of deep waters, out of the depths of the sea; not literally, as Jonah, who really was there, and from thence cried unto the Lord, Jonah 2:2 ;...
Psalms 130:1 «A Song of degrees. » Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Ver. 1. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee ] i.e. Ex portis ipsis desperationis, from the very boso...
Out of the depths Being overwhelmed with deep distresses and terrors, and ready to despair; have I cried unto thee “Like another Jonas, entombed in the whale's belly, and surrounded by all the wa...
God's Regard to His Church. A song of degrees. 1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O L ORD . 2 Lord, hear...
PSALM 130 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed by the prophet when he was conflicting with horrors of his conscience for the guilt of his sins, and imploring God's mercy and pardon. The psalmist be...
INTRODUCTION The Psalm before us, like the other pilgrim-songs, implies circumstances of bitterness; but it is, as in truth is each of them, more than a cry occasioned by outward hardship and danger...
A Song of degrees Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example ( Psalms 112:1 ); ( Psalms 112:2 ).
Psalms 130:1 I. That deep was not merely the deep of affliction. You may see men with every comfort which wealth and home can give who are tormented day and night in that deep pit in the midst of...
Psalms 130:1 . Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. «Sinking, sinking, sinking, drowning, dying, hope all but gone, almost everything gone, yet I have cried unto thee; with much fear...
This is one of the penitential psalms, which though it have no title, appears to have been composed by David when in deep distress. Psalms 130:6 . More than they that watch for the morning. The...
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee. A prayer for deliverance The psalm should probably be regarded as antiphonal; it is composed of several stanzas which were sung responsively by differe...
EXPOSITION THE cry of Israel in extreme distress—apparently a Captivity song. Israel has sinned and been punished; it now acknowledges its sins, and prays for mercy and forgiveness. Towards th...
Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, these depths being those of sin with its resulting distress, calamity, and peril, represented by an abyss of deep waters, whose waves have passed ove...
Hebrews 5:7 ; Jonah 2:2-4 ; Lamentations 3:53-55 ; Psalms 18:16 ; Psalms 18:4-6 ; Psalms 25:16-18 ; Psalms 40:2 ; Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 69:1 ; Psalms 69:14 ; Psalms 69:15 ; Psalms 69:2 ;...