1 {A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.

2 Lord, hear my voice; let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.

3 If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, who shall stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5 I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning.

7 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption;

8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.