Psalm 130 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

1. Lord, I cry out to you because I'm suffering so deeply.

2. Lord, listen to me. Pay attention to my cry for your favor.

3. Lord, suppose you kept a record of sins. Lord, who then wouldn't be found guilty?

4. But you forgive. So people have respect for you.

5. With all my heart I wait for the Lord to help me. I put my hope in his word.

6. I wait for the Lord to help me. I wait with more longing than those on guard duty wait for the morning. I'll say it again. I wait with more longing than those on guard duty wait for the morning.

7. Israel , put your hope in the Lord, because the Lord's love never fails. He sets his people completely free.