Psalms 27:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely 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 strong and confident, all you who wait on the LORD!
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.
• Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait for the LORD’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
• Isa 30:18 : 18 The Lord Will Not Abandon His People For this reason the LORD is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the LORD is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.
• Ps 130:5 : 5 I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
• Col 1:11 : 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
• 2 Tim 4:5-8 : 5 You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry. 6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart is at hand. 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! 8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day– and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing.
• Phil 4:13 : 13 I am able to do all things through the one who strengthens me.
• Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
• Ps 62:5 : 5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me hope.
• Ps 138:3 : 3 When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.
• Isa 25:9 : 9 At that time they will say,“Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the LORD! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
• Ps 25:3 : 3 Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
• Luke 2:25 : 25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Final Challenge and Blessing Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
• Eph 3:16 : 16 I pray that according to the wealth of his glory he will grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,
• Ps 33:20 : 20 We wait for the LORD; he is our deliverer and shield.
• Gen 49:18 : 18 I wait for your deliverance, O LORD.
• Ps 40:1 : 1 For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
• Ps 25:21 : 21 May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
• Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
• Eph 6:10 : 10 Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
• 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 But he said to me,“My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
• Rom 8:25 : 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
• Luke 2:38 : 38 At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
• Ps 62:1 : 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
• Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, O LORD, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
• Isa 8:17 : 17 I will wait patiently for the LORD, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.
• Acts 28:15 : 15 The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.