Psalms 27:14

American Standard Version (1901)

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְה֫וָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

qawwēh ʾel-YHWH ḥăzaq wə-yaʾămēṣ libbeka wə-qawwēh ʾel-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *qawwēh*: piel imperative masculine singular - wait for/hope in
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/unto/toward
• *YHWH*: divine name - tetragrammaton
• *ḥăzaq*: qal imperative masculine singular - be strong
• *wə-yaʾămēṣ*: conjunction + hiphil jussive 3rd person masculine singular - and let it strengthen
• *libbeka*: noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart
• *wə-qawwēh*: conjunction + piel imperative masculine singular - and wait for/hope in

Word Meanings

• *qawwēh*: wait for/hope in/expect
• *ḥăzaq*: be strong/prevail/be firm
• *yaʾămēṣ*: let it strengthen/make bold/fortify
• *libbeka*: your heart/mind/courage

Referenced Verses

• Ps 31:24 : 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
• Col 1:11 : 11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
• 2 Tim 4:5-8 : 5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
• Prov 20:22 : 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
• Ps 62:5 : 5 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
• Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day that I called thou answeredst me, Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• Ps 25:3 : 3 Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
• Luke 2:25 : 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• Eph 3:16 : 16 that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
• Ps 33:20 : 20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
• Ps 40:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
• Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
• Rom 8:25 : 25 But if we hope for that which we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for it.
• Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
• Ps 62:1 : 1 [For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David]. My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From him [cometh] my salvation.
• Isa 26:8 : 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial [name], is the desire of our soul.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Acts 28:15 : 15 And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.