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Psalms 130:1

A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

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A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

Out of the depths have I cried to you, O LORD.

130:2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

What does Psalms 130:1 mean?

Psalms 130:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), מַעֲמָק (maʻămâq).

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A
Songשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing
of
degrees.מַעֲלָהmaʻălâh/mah-al-aw'/H4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
Out
of
the
depthsמַעֲמָקmaʻămâq/mah-am-awk'/H4615a deep
have
I
criedקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
unto
thee,
O
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 130:1.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Enos: Heb. Enosh to call: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

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What does Psalms 130:1 say?

Psalms 130:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD."

Is Psalms 130:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 130:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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