Psalms 40:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. I Waited paciently for the Lorde, and he inclined vnto me, and heard my cry.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
  • Ps 27:13-14 : 13 I should haue fainted, except I had beleeued to see the goodnes of the Lord in the land of the liuing. 14 Hope in the Lord: be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.
  • Ps 130:2 : 2 Lorde, heare my voyce: let thine eares attend to the voyce of my prayers.
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 O my God, encline thine eare and heare: open thine eyes, and beholde our desolations, and the citie whereupon thy Name is called: for we doe not present our supplications before thee for our owne righteousnes, but for thy great tender mercies.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, vnto the comming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman wayteth for the precious fruite of the earth, and hath long patience for it, vntill he receiue the former, and the latter rayne. 8 Be ye also patient therefore and settle your hearts: for ye comming of the Lord draweth nere. 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, least ye be condemned: behold, the iudge standeth before the doore. 10 Take, my brethren, the Prophets for an ensample of suffering aduersitie, and of long patience, which haue spoken in the Name of the Lord. 11 Beholde, we count them blessed which endure. Ye haue heard of the patience of Iob, and haue knowen what ende the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitifull and mercifull.
  • Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.
  • Ps 116:2 : 2 For he hath inclined his eare vnto me, whe I did call vpon him in my dayes.

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