Passage

Psalms 130.3-4

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

^{A Song of Ascents.} Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. 2. Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications.

3. If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4. But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.

I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. 6. My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning. (Psalms 130:1-6, ASV)

WEB

A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh. 2. Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

3. If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? 4. But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. 6. My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning. (Psalms 130:1-6, WEB)

KJV

A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 4. But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. ^{I say: or, which watch unto} (Psalms 130:1-6, KJV)

YLT

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.

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! (Psalms 130:1-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

H5771 - avon, avon, Strong's H5771
H0136 - adonai, adonai, Strong's H0136

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Lexicon:

H5771 - avon, via Psalms 130.3

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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