Psalms 130:2
O Lord, hear my voice;
What it says
He asks the Lord to hear his voice and attend to his pleas for mercy.
What it is doing
This verse turns the cry into a direct appeal to be heard.
In context
1A song of ascents. 2O Lord, hear my voice; 3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, 4But with You there is forgiveness, 5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, 6My soul waits for the Lord 7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, 8And He will redeem Israel