O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.
Parallel translations
- WEB Israel, hope in Yahweh, from this time forward and forever more.
- KJV Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.
- NKJV O Israel, hope in the Lord From this time forth and forever.
- NASB Israel, wait for the Lord From this time on and forever.
- NLT O Israel, put your hope in the Lord— now and always.
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Quick answer
Israel is called to hope in Yahweh now and forever. It turns personal contentment into a summons for the whole community to trust God.
Overview
David ends by urging all Israel to place its hope in the Lord from now into eternity. His personal example of quiet trust becomes a model for the nation. This enduring hope rests on God's unchanging faithfulness, fully revealed and secured in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
- Isa 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Ps 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Ps 115:18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
- Ps 115:9–11O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
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