Psalm 130
A song of ascents.
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
3 If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
8 He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
A Pilgrimage with the Psalms of Ascent - Hope
In your distress, who do you turn to? If you turn to God for direction, do you rest in the hope of an answer or take things into your own hands until otherwise directed? Psalm 127 says that the only way to work is with God, but what do we do when we don't know what he's doing? Psalm 130 suggests that we wait, “I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning.” But what do we do, if anything, while we wait? Do we act, trusting that God will show up and answer our prayer, or do we sit idly waiting for a clear voice to lead us?
The answer is, as any good theology professor would say, “yes!” As we draw near the end of our pilgrimage through the Psalms of Assent Psalm 130 clearly proclaims our struggle, God’s response, and why waiting and acting are two sides of the same coin.
