Psalms 39:7
5 You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah
6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
9 I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
- KJV
- And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
- WEB
- Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
- ASV
- And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
- DARBY
- And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.
- BLB
- And now, what am I waiting, O Lord? My hope, it [is] in You.
- ÅB
- Og nå, hva håper jeg på, Herre?
Håpet mitt står til deg. - OTB
- Og nå, Herre, hva skal jeg forvente?
Mitt håp hviler i Deg. - B1930
- Og nu, hvad håper jeg på Herre? - Mitt håp står til dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Read in contextPsalms 38:15
I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
Read in contextPsalms 119:81
My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Read in contextGenesis 49:18
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 119:166
I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
Read in contextJob 13:15
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Read in contextPsalms 130:5–6
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Read in contextLuke 2:25
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Read in context