| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD. | 1Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! |
| 2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy! | 2O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! |
| 3If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? | 3If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? |
| 4But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored. | 4But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. |
| 5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word. | 5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; |
| 6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. | 6my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. |
| 7O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver. | 7O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. |
| 8He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins. | 8And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. |
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