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Psalm 130 in Hebrew and English

8 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת מִמַּעֲמַקִּים קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָֽה׃

A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I called Thee, O LORD.

אֲדֹנָי שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלִי תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃

Lord, hearken unto my voice; let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

אִם־עֲוֺנוֹת תִּשְׁמָר־יָהּ אֲדֹנָי מִי יַעֲמֹֽד׃

If Thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

כִּי־עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵֽא׃

For with Thee there is forgiveness, that Thou mayest be feared.

קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה קִוְּתָה נַפְשִׁי וְלִדְבָרוֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי׃

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope.

נַפְשִׁי לַאדֹנָי מִשֹּׁמְרִים לַבֹּקֶר שֹׁמְרִים לַבֹּֽקֶר׃

My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning.

יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה כִּי־עִם־יְהוָה הַחֶסֶד וְהַרְבֵּה עִמּוֹ פְדֽוּת׃

O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.

וְהוּא יִפְדֶּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲוֺנֹתָֽיו׃

And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 27 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the Songs of Ascents
  • 8 verses, 54 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 130 have?

Psalm 130 has 8 verses and 54 words.

On which day is Psalm 130 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 27 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 130?

The heading of Psalm 130 does not name an author.

How long does it take to read Psalm 130?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.