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1 Out of the depths I cry to you, LORD;
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A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to thee, O LORD!
2 Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
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Lord, hear my voice! Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
3 If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
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If thou, O LORD, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
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But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
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I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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my soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
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O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
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And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
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