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Psalms 130:1–2

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OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
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  1. Hebrews 5:7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  2. Psalms 42:7Rank 2 from verse 1
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    7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

  3. Jonah 2:2–4Rank 3 from verse 1
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    2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

    3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

    4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

  4. Psalms 69:14–15Rank 4 from verse 1
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    14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

    15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

  5. Lamentations 3:53–55Rank 5 from verse 1
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    53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

    54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

    55¶ I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.

From verse 2

  1. 2 Chronicles 6:40Rank 1 from verse 2
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    40Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

  2. Isaiah 37:17Rank 2 from verse 2
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    17Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

  3. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  4. Psalms 61:1–2Rank 4 from verse 2
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    1HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

    2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

  5. Daniel 9:17–19Rank 5 from verse 2
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    17Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

    18O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

    19O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

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Psalms 130:1

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 130:2

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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130:1OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

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130:2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

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130:3If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

130:4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

130:5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

130:6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

130:7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

130:8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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