Psalms 27:14

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

📖 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 of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
• Ps 37:34 : 34 ¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.
• Isa 30:18 : 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 for him.
• Hab 2:3 : 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.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 ¶ I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• 2 Tim 4:5-8 : 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
• Prov 20:22 : 22 ¶ Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
• Ps 62:5 : 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.
• Ps 138:3 : 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst 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] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• Ps 25:3 : 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
• Luke 2:25 : 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.
• 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, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
• Ps 33:20 : 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 40:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Ps 25:21 : 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
• Lam 3:26 : 26 [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 ¶ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he said unto me, ‹My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.› Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, 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 we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].
• Luke 2:38 : 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.
• Ps 62:1 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.
• Isa 26:8 : 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 8:17 : 17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Acts 28:15 : 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.