LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.
- BSB I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
- NKJV Lord, I hope for Your salvation, And I do Your commandments.
- NASB I hope for Your salvation, Lord, And do Your commandments.
- NLT I long for your rescue, Lord, so I have obeyed your commands.
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Quick answer
He has hoped for God's salvation while doing His commandments. Hope in God's deliverance and obedience to His Word belong together.
Overview
The psalmist holds two things together: patient hope in God's salvation and faithful practice of His commandments. He waits for what God will do while walking in what God has said. This blend of forward-looking hope and present obedience finds its fulfillment in the gospel, where those who trust Christ both await His salvation and follow Him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Gen 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
- Ps 119:174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
- Ps 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
- Ps 50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
- John 7:17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- Ps 130:5–7I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- 1 Jn 2:3–4And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
- Ps 24:3–5Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
- Ps 4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
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