“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” Psalm 130.
Oh my, this psalm brings me to my knees and fills my eyes with tears.
And what a Psalm for you and me to consider prayerfully in Advent.
When I consider what Christmas means, and all that Jesus Christ has done for me, the only thing I can say is this:
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
If you, Lord, keep a record of my sins, Lord, how can I stand?
But with you there is forgiveness, so that I can, with reverence, serve You.
I wait for You, Lord, my whole being waits, and in Your Word I put my hope.
I wait for You, Lord, more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
I pray, Lord, that I may put my hope in You, Lord,
for with the You, Lord, is unfailing love and with You is full redemption.
You alone will redeem me from all their sins.
Amen!
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
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