When God is Silent - Praying the Psalms

It is one thing to read a psalm; it is another to pray it.

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Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

¹ Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;

²      Lord, hear my voice.

Let your ears be attentive

to my cry for mercy.

³ If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,

Lord, who could stand?

⁴ But with you there is forgiveness,

so that we can, with reverence, serve you.

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

⁶ I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

⁷ Israel, put your hope in the Lord,

for with the Lord is unfailing love

and with him is full redemption.

⁸ He himself will redeem Israel

from all their sins.

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹ My heart is not proud, Lord,

my eyes are not haughty;

I do not concern myself with great matters

or things too wonderful for me.

² But I have calmed and quieted myself,

I am like a weaned child with its mother;

like a weaned child I am content.

³ Israel, put your hope in the Lord

both now and forevermore.