May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
Parallel translations
- WEB Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.
- KJV Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
- NKJV Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You.
- NASB Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You.
- NLT Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.
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Quick answer
The psalm closes with a prayer that God's steadfast love would rest on his people as they hope in him.
Overview
The hymn ends as a petition, asking that God's loving kindness be upon those who set their hope in him. Praise turns naturally into prayer for continued grace. Such hope finds its sure foundation in Christ, in whom God's steadfast love is pledged to his people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- Ps 119:76May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
- Matt 9:29Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
- Ps 5:11–12But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Ps 119:49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
- Ps 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
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