| American Standard Version (ASV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. | 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; |
| 2 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. | 2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. |
| 3 If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? | 3 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? |
| 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared. | 4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. |
| 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. | 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. |
| 6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning. | 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. |
| 7 O Israel, hope in Jehovah; For with Jehovah there is lovingkindness, And with him is plenteous redemption. | 7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. |
| 8 And he will redeem Israel From all his iniquities. | 8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. |
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