Psalms 27:14
12 Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
13 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- KJV
- Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
- WEB
- Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.
- ASV
- Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah. Psalm 28 [A Psalm] of David.
- DARBY
- Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
- BLB
- Wait for YHWH; be strong and let your heart be courageous. And wait for YHWH!
- ÅB
- Vent på Herren!
Vær sterk, og la hjertet ditt være fast;
ja, vent på Herren! - OTB
- Vent på Herren;
Vær sterk og la ditt hjerte ta mot til seg;
Ja, vent på Herren. - B1930
- Bi på Herren, vær ved godt mot, og ditt hjerte være sterkt, ja, bi på Herren!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Read in contextPsalms 31:24
Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:18
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Read in contextPsalms 130:5
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Read in contextPsalms 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Read in contextEphesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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