Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Parallel translations
- WEB Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
- KJV Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
- NKJV Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
- NASB Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
- NLT We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield.
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Quick answer
The people wait for the Lord, confessing him as their help and shield.
Overview
The psalmist voices the community's patient trust, looking to God as their helper and protector. Waiting expresses dependence and hope in him alone. Believers likewise wait on the Lord, whose ultimate help and protection are given in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Isa 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
- Ps 115:9–12O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- 1 Chr 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
- Ps 62:5–6Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Ps 144:1–2Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- Isa 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- Ps 62:1–2For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
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