I look up to the hills \{for help\}.\par But where will my help really come from?\par
Psalm 130:1 - Easy To Read Version Lord, I am in deep trouble,\par so I am calling to you for help.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition OUT OF the depths have I cried to You, O Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. Common English Bible I cry out to you from the depths, LORD— Catholic Public Domain Version A Canticle in steps: of David. O Lord, my heart has not been exalted, and my eyes have not been raised up. Neither have I walked in greatness, nor in wonders beyond me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A gradual canticle of David. Lord, my heart is not exalted: nor are my eyes lofty. Neither have I walked in great matters, nor in wonderful things above me. |
I look up to the hills \{for help\}.\par But where will my help really come from?\par
I was very happy when people said,\par “Let us go to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [611]} ”\par
What would have happened to us\par if the Lord had not been on our side?\par Tell me the answer, Israel.\par
People who trust in the Lord\par will be like Mount Zion.\par They will never be shaken.\par They will continue forever.\par
If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par
All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par
The Lord reached down from above\par and saved me.\par The Lord caught me and pulled me out of\par deep water (trouble).\par
The Lord lifted me out of the grave. {\cf2\super [246]} \par He lifted me from that muddy place. {\cf2\super [247]} \par He picked me up,\par put me on solid ground\par and kept my feet from slipping.\par
I hear the crashing of the water\par as water from deep in the earth\par spills over the waterfall.\par Lord, your waves are crashing\par all around me and washing over me! {\cf2\super [262]} \par
You let me see troubles and bad times.But you saved me from every one of themand kept me alive.No matter how deep I sank,you lifted me out of my troubles.
While Christ lived on earth he prayed to God and asked God for help. God is the One who could save him from death, and Jesus prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And God answered Jesus’ prayers because Jesus was humble and did everything God wanted.