Holy Scripture

Psalms 130:1

A church father on this verse
“"Out of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice" [Psalm 130:1]. Jonas cried from the deep; from the whale's belly. [Jonah 2:2] He was not only beneath the waves, but also in the entrails of the beast; nevertheless, those waves and that body prevented not his prayer from reaching God, and the beas…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 130

Source: Septuagint

Original

1A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, Neither have mine eyes been haughtily raised: Neither have I exercised myself in great matters, Nor in things too wonderful for me.

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In context

— Psalms 130:1 —

2I shall have sinned if I have not been humble, But have exalted my soul: According to the relation of a weaned child to his mother, So wilt thou recompense my soul.

3Let Israel hope in the Lord, From henceforth and forever.

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