24 August 2020

Y is for Yearning

From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
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 honoured.
I rely on the Lord.
I rely on him with my whole being;
I wait for his assuring word.
I yearn for the Lord,
more than watchmen do for the morning,
yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
O Israel, hope in the Lord,
for the Lord exhibits loyal love,
and is more than willing to deliver.
He will deliver Israel
from all their sins.

Psalm 130 (New English Translation)

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