| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! | 1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD. |
| 2O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! | 2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy! |
| 3If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? | 3If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? |
| 4But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. | 4But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored. |
| 5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; | 5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word. |
| 6my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. | 6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. |
| 7O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. | 7O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver. |
| 8And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. | 8He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins. |
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