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 waits for it more than they who wait for morning, so she may hope in Yahweh, who shall redeem her (Psalms 130:5-8). The spiritual Israel ought so to wait on Yahweh as the only way to peace and deliverance from trial. The occasion is the same as that of the other songs of degrees, or pilgrim songs-namely, the low state of the Jews after the return from Babylon.
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord - Hebrew, Yahweh. Like Jonah, "out of the belly of hell" (Jonah 2:2). Intense sorrow is often compared to deep waters or a pit (Psalms 40:2; Psalms 69:2; Psalms 69:14; Isaiah 51:10).