1 Lord, I cry out to you from the depths of my pain.[a]

2 Please listen to my cry, and pay attention to what I'm asking.

3 Lord, if you kept a list of sins, who could escape being condemned?

4 But you are forgiving so that we might respect you.

5 I'm waiting for the Lord, longingly waiting, for I trust in his word.

6 I long for the Lord to come, more than watchmen longing for the dawn to come, more than watchmen longing for the dawn to come.

7 Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for the Lord loves us with a trustworthy love and his salvation knows no limits.

8 He will save Israel from every sin.