Psalms 130 (MSG)

8 verses · The Message · Contemporary paraphrase

The Message by Eugene Peterson presents the Bible in the rhythms and idioms of contemporary American English. More than a translation, it is a paraphrase designed to help readers experience Scripture's impact as if hearing it for the first time.

Psalms Chapter 130 contains 8 verses and is presented here in the The Message (MSG), which uses a contemporary paraphrase approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.

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1A pilgrim song Help, God—the bottom has fallen out of my life! Master, hear my cry for help!

2Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy.

3If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance?

4As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that's why you're worshiped.

5I pray to God—my life a prayer— and wait for what he'll say and do.

6My life's on the line before God, my Lord, waiting and watching till morning, waiting and watching till morning.

7O Israel, wait and watch for God— with God's arrival comes love, with God's arrival comes generous redemption.

8No doubt about it—he'll redeem Israel, buy back Israel from captivity to sin.

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About This Translation

What is Psalms 130 in the MSG?

Psalms 130 in the The Message (MSG) contains 8 verses. The MSG uses a contemporary paraphrase approach, first published in 2002.

How does the MSG translate Psalms 130 differently?

The The Message uses contemporary paraphrase, rendering the text as a modern paraphrase in contemporary idioms. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 130 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Psalms 130 (MSG)?

Psalms Chapter 130 contains 8 verses in the The Message. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.

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