1 A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee,  Jehovah.
         
                                
                        2 Lord, hearken to my voice, Thine ears are attentive to the  voice of my supplications.
         
                                
                        3 If iniquities Thou dost observe, O Lord, who doth stand?
         
                                
                        4 But with Thee [is] forgiveness, that Thou mayest be  feared.
         
                                
                        5 I hoped [for] Jehovah -- hoped hath my soul, And for His  word I have waited.
         
                                
                        6 My soul [is] for the Lord, More than those watching for  morning, Watching for morning!
         
                                
                        7 Israel doth wait on Jehovah, For with Jehovah [is]  kindness, And abundant with Him [is] redemption.