Psalms 130:5

130:4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

KJV

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope.

130:6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. I say: or, which watch unto

What does Psalms 130:5 mean?

Psalms 130:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָוָה (qâvâh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh).

Hebrew interlinear

waitקָוָהqâvâh/kaw-vaw'/H6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect

for

the

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

doth

wait,קָוָהqâvâh/kaw-vaw'/H6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect

and

his

wordדָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

hope.יָחַלyâchal/yaw-chal'/H3176to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 130:5.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

Job 30:26

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 130:5 say?

Psalms 130:5 (King James Version) reads: "I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope."

Is Psalms 130:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 130:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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