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Psalm 130:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 130 · verse 5
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.Psalm 130:5 · King James Version
Psalm 130:5 in context
3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
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Key words (Strong's)
- waitqâvâhto bind togetherH6960 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
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Here, I. The psalmist engages himself to trust in God and to wait for him, Psa 130:5, Psa 130:6. Observe, 1. His dependence upon God, expressed in a climax, it being a a song of degrees, or ascents: "I wait for the Lord;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-8