Psalms 130:2-4 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 130:2-4 NIV (New International Version)
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
Psalms 130:2-4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
Psalms 130:2-4 NLT (New Living Translation)
Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.
Psalms 130:2-4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to my cry for help. LORD, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be revered.
Psalms 130:2-4 KJV (King James Version)
Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
Psalms 130:2-4 NKJV (New King James Version)
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.
Psalms 130:1-4 MSG (The Message)
Help, GOD—I’ve hit rock bottom! Master, hear my cry for help! Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy. If you, GOD, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is your habit, and that’s why you’re worshiped.
Psalms 130:2-4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the sound of my pleadings. If You, LORD, were to keep account of guilty deeds, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, So that You may be revered.
Psalms 130:2-4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If You, LORD, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly, O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]? [Ps 143:2; Rom 3:20; Gal 2:16] But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder]. [Deut 10:12]
Psalms 130:2-4 NET (New English Translation)
O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy! If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you? But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.