Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 130:1

"Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah." — Psalms 130:1 (ASV)

Out of the depths. — A recurrent image for overwhelming distress (Psalms 18:16; Psalms 88:7; also Psalms 69:2, where the same Hebrew word occurs). It is used literally in Isaiah 51:10 for the sea.