The Bible in Basic English BBE
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1 <A Song of the going up.> Out of the deep have I sent up my cry to you, O Lord.
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Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD;
2 Lord, let my voice come before you: let your ears be awake to the voice of my prayer.
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Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?
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If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.
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But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.
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I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
6 My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.
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I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
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Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
8 And he will make Israel free from all his sins.
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He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
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