Psalms 33:20
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- KJV
- Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
- WEB
- Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
- ASV
- Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
- DARBY
- Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.
- BLB
- Our soul waits for YHWH—He [is] our help and our shield.
- ÅB
- Sjelen vår venter på Herren;
han er vår hjelp og vårt skjold. - OTB
- Vår sjel venter på Herren;
Han er vår hjelp og vårt skjold. - B1930
- Vår sjel bier på Herren; han er vår hjelp og vårt skjold.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 130:5–6
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Read in contextPsalms 115:9–12
O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.
Read in contextPsalms 62:5–6
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Read in context1 Chronicles 5:20
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
Read in contextPsalms 144:1–2
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Read in contextIsaiah 8:17
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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