Psalms 130:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קִוִּ֣יתִי יְ֭הוָה קִוְּתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י וְֽלִדְבָר֥וֹ הוֹחָֽלְתִּי

Transliteration

qiwwîtî YHWH qiwwətāh napšî and to lidbārô hôḥāltî

Grammar Details

*qiwwîtî*: perfect verb, 1st person singular, piel form - I waited for
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*qiwwətāh*: perfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular, piel form - she waited
*napšî*: noun, feminine, singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*wəlidbārô*: conjunction וְ + preposition לְ + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and for his word
*hôḥāltî*: perfect verb, 1st person singular, hiphil form - I have hoped/waited

Word Meanings

*qiwwâ*: wait for/hope in/expect
*nepeš*: soul/life/person/self
*dābār*: word/speech/thing/matter
*yāḥal*: hope/wait/expect

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 33:20 : 20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
Ps 119:81 : 81 KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, And let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ps 62:5 : 5 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
Ps 119:42 : 42 So shall I have an answer for him that reproacheth me; For I trust in thy word.
Ps 119:49 : 49 ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.
Ps 119:74 : 74 They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
Ps 119:114 : 114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
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.
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.
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 130:6-7
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6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord More than watchmen [wait] for the morning; [Yea, more than] watchmen for the morning.
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81KAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; [But] I hope in thy word.
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20Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
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Ps 119:147
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Ps 27:14
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Isa 8:17
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17And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Ps 25:21
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21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
Ps 119:166
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166I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments.
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Ps 59:9
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Ps 25:1
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Ps 71:5
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Ps 119:114
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Isa 30:18
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Ps 71:14
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14But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more.
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21This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.
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Isa 26:8
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Ps 25:5
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18And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.
Ps 42:5
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5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him [For] the help of his countenance.
Ps 119:49
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Rom 8:25
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25But if we hope for that which we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for it.
Ps 119:74
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74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad, Because I have hoped in thy word.
Ps 143:8
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Ps 31:14
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14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 119:43
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Ps 119:131
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Ps 123:2
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Ps 43:5
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Ps 84:2
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Ps 16:1
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