Psalm 130:5
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יָחַל
yâchal
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
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...
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
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.
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
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.
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
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.
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