Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. New Living Translation And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. English Standard Version “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Berean Standard Bible And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. King James Bible And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. New King James Version “And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. New American Standard Bible “And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. NASB 1995 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. NASB 1977 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in Thee. Legacy Standard Bible “And now, Lord, what do I hope in? My expectation is in You. Amplified Bible “And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You. Christian Standard Bible “Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. American Standard Version And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Therefore, what is my hope, if not you alone, LORD JEHOVAH? Brenton Septuagint Translation And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause. Contemporary English Version "What am I waiting for? I depend on you, Lord! Douay-Rheims Bible And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee. English Revised Version And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you! Good News Translation What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you. International Standard Version How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you. JPS Tanakh 1917 And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee. Literal Standard Version And now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope—it [is] of You. Majority Standard Bible And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. New American Bible And now, LORD, for what do I wait? You are my only hope. NET Bible But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! New Revised Standard Version “And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. New Heart English Bible And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Webster's Bible Translation And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. World English Bible Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. Young's Literal Translation And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it is of Thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Watch My Ways…6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. 7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. 8Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.… Cross References Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, Psalm 38:15 I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God. Psalm 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. Treasury of Scripture And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in you. what wait Psalm 130:5,6 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope… Genesis 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. Luke 2:25 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. hope Psalm 38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. Psalm 119:81,166 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word… Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. Jump to Previous Expected Hope Wait WaitingJump to Next Expected Hope Wait WaitingPsalm 39 1. David's care of his thoughts4. The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life 7. the reverence of God's judgments 10. and prayer, are his bridles of impatience (7) And now, Lord . . .--"If such is man's condition, what," says the psalmist, "is my expectation?" We seem to hear the deep sigh with which the words are uttered; and we must remember that the poet can turn for comfort to no hope of immortality. That had not yet dawned. The thought of God's mercy, and the hope of his own moral deliverance, these form the ground of his noble elevation above the oppressive sense of human frailty. The LXX. and Vulg. give it very expressively:-- "And now what is my expectation? Is it not the Lord? And my substance is with thee." Verse 7. - And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee. And now - under these circumstances - human life being what it is, and all men nothing but vanity, what is my hope? what is my expectation? what am I waiting for? A cry, as it would seem, of utter despair. But when the night is darkest, day dawns. "Out of the depths" comes forth the voice of faith - "My hope is in THEE!" There is always hope in God When our father and mother forsake us, the Lord taketh us up. He will not leave us nor forsake us. So the psalmist ends his complaint by throwing himself into the arms of the Divine mercy, and unreservedly submitting himself to God's will.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now,וְעַתָּ֣ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time Lord, אֲדֹנָ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord for what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do I wait? קִּוִּ֣יתִי (qiw·wî·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect My hope is תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י (tō·w·ḥal·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8431: Expectation in לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew You. הִֽיא׃ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Links Psalm 39:7 NIVPsalm 39:7 NLT Psalm 39:7 ESV Psalm 39:7 NASB Psalm 39:7 KJV Psalm 39:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 39:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 39:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 39:7 French Bible Psalm 39:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 39:7 Now Lord what do I wait for? (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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