KJV King James Version
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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Psalm 130:5
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
WEB World English Bible
I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
ASV American Standard Version
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
I hoped for Jehovah—hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.
Surrounding context — Psalm 130
2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4 But [there is] forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6 My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD [there is] mercy, and with him [is] plenteous redemption.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
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Isaiah 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.Psalm 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.Psalm 119:81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.Psalm 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.Psalm 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.Isaiah 8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Psalm 40:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.Psalm 119:74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.Psalm 62:1To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.Isaiah 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.Psalm 119:114Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.Psalm 119:49ZAIN. Remember 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.Psalm 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.Hebrews 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: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.
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