I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Parallel translations
- WEB I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
- BSB I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
- NKJV I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope.
- NASB ¶I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And I wait for His word.
- NLT I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.
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Quick answer
The psalmist waits for Yahweh, hoping in His word. It teaches patient, expectant trust grounded in God's promises.
Overview
Having found forgiveness, the soul now waits for the Lord, resting its hope on His word. Waiting here is active confidence in God's character and promises. Such hope is anchored in Christ, the living Word in whom all God's promises are fulfilled.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Ps 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
- Ps 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
- Ps 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- Ps 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- Isa 8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Ps 62:1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
- Ps 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Ps 119:74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
- Gen 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
- Isa 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
- Ps 119:114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
- Ps 119:49Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
- Luke 2:38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
- Ps 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Heb 6:18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
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