KJV King James Version
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
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Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
WEB World English Bible
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
ASV American Standard Version
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Only—for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him is my hope.
Surrounding context — Psalm 62
2 He only [is] my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye be, and as] a tottering fence.
4 They only consult to cast [him] down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
6 He only [is] my rock and my salvation: [he is] my defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God [is] my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us. Selah.
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Cross-references
Micah 7:7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.Psalm 27:13-14[I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.Lamentations 3:24-26The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.Psalm 42:11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.Psalm 71:5For thou [art] my hope, O Lord GOD: [thou art] my trust from my youth.Psalm 103:1-2[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.Psalm 104:35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.Psalm 43:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.Psalm 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.John 6:67-69Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?Philippians 1:20According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death.Psalm 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].Habakkuk 2:3For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.Psalm 146:1Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.Psalm 62:1-2To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.Psalm 39:7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.Jeremiah 17:17Be not a terror unto me: thou [art] my hope in the day of evil.Psalm 42:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.
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