Psalms 130

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 130?

  1. God, Can You Hear Me? — Dax (2026) Psalms 130:1-2

    The song opens with a direct plea from the depths, mirroring the cry for help found in Psalm 130, where the psalmist calls out to God from a place of deep despair, seeking mercy and attention.

  2. Psalm 130 (As Watchmen for the Morn) — Brian Sauvé (2025) Psalms 130:1-8

    The song directly quotes phrases and themes from Psalm 130, including a cry for mercy from the depths and the acknowledgment of God's forgiveness.

  3. Where I Belong — Cory Asbury (2009) Psalms 130:5-6

    The pre-chorus closely adapts the psalm's description of the soul waiting for God through the distinctive comparison with watchmen awaiting morning.

  4. Wait — Jeremy Camp (2012) Psalms 130:5

    The refrain closely follows the psalmist's declaration of waiting for God with the whole soul. Its accompanying emphasis on trusting God's word reproduces the distinctive pairing found in this verse.

  5. Watchman — Josh Garrels (2024) Psalms 130:5-6

    The central image of a watchman enduring the night while anticipating dawn closely follows the psalmist's portrayal of waiting expectantly for the Lord.

  6. I Will Wait — Aaron Shust (2007) Psalms 130:5-6

    The communal comparison between awaiting God and a night watch anticipating dawn closely adapts the psalm’s distinctive image of patient, expectant hope.

Psalms 130 (King James Version)

1 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.

5 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.

7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.