Prayer for Pardon and Peace
A song of ascents.
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive to my cries of supplication.
If you, O Lord, kept a record of our sins, O Lord, who could stand upright?
But with you there is forgiveness so that you may be revered.
I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word.
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the dawn.
More than watchmen wait for the dawn let Israel wait for the Lord.
For with the Lord there is kindness, as well as plenteous redemption. He alone will redeem Israel from all its sins.