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Psalms 130:5

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

KJV

I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.

ASV

קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֭הוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑/י וְֽ/לִ/דְבָר֥/וֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי

Hebrew

I hoped for Jehovah--hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.

YLT

I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִחָֽלְתִּי
ychlty
verb · 40×
קַוֵּ֥ה
qvh
verb · 48×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gal 5:5 — For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
  • Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • Gen 49:18 — I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
  • Hab 2:3 — For 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.
  • Heb 6:18 — That 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:
  • Hos 12:6 — Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
  • Isa 8:17 — And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
  • Isa 8:17 — And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
  • Isa 26:8 — Yea, 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.
  • Isa 30:18 — And 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
  • Isa 64:4 — For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
  • Jas 5:8 — Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
  • Jer 14:22 — Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these t
  • Lam 3:25 — The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
  • Lam 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Luke 2:25 — And, 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.
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Mic 7:7 — Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
  • Ps 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Ps 27:14 — Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Ps 33:20 — Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
  • Ps 33:20 — Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
  • Ps 39:7 — And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
  • Ps 40:1 — I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
  • Ps 52:9 — I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
  • Ps 62:1 — Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
  • Ps 62:1 — Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
  • Ps 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
  • Ps 119:42 — So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
  • Ps 119:49 — Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
  • Ps 119:74 — They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
  • Ps 119:81 — My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
  • Ps 119:114 — Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
  • Ps 119:114 — Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
  • Ps 119:147 — I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
  • Ps 119:166 — LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
  • Ps 123:2 — Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us
  • Rom 8:25 — But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.