Psalms 130:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I wait for the LORD; my soul waits, and I put my hope in His word.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I wait{H6960} for Jehovah,{H3068} my soul{H5315} doth wait,{H6960} And in his word{H1697} do I hope.{H3176}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I wait{H6960}{(H8765)} for the LORD{H3068}, my soul{H5315} doth wait{H6960}{(H8765)}, and in his word{H1697} do I hope{H3176}{(H8689)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I loke for the LORDE, my soule doth wayte for him, and in his worde is my trust.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I haue waited on the Lord: my soule hath waited, and I haue trusted in his worde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  I haue wayted for God, my soule haue wayted for hym: and I haue reposed my trust in his worde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 33:20 : 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
• Ps 119:81 : 81 CAPH. My soul faints for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word.
• Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Ps 40:1 : 1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 And I will wait upon the LORD, who hides His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.
• Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You.
• Ps 62:1 : 1 Truly my soul waits upon God; from Him comes my salvation.
• Ps 62:5 : 5 My soul, wait only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.
• Ps 119:42 : 42 So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in Your word.
• Ps 119:49 : 49 ZAIN. Remember the word to Your servant, upon which You have caused me to hope.
• Ps 119:74 : 74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, because I have hoped in Your word.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 119:114 : 114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to 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 those who wait for him.
• Luke 2:25 : 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
• Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming in that instant, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.