Psalms 131:3

131:2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. myself: Heb. my soul

Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. henceforth: Heb. now

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Israel, hope in Yahweh, from this time forward and forever more.

Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

Let Israel hope in the LORD from now on and for ever.

What does Psalms 131:3 mean?

Psalms 131:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl), יָחַל (yâchal), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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

the

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

from

henceforth

and

forעַדʻad/ad/H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

henceforth:

Heb.

now

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 131:3.

Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Exodus 14:13

And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. for the: or, for whereas ye have seen the Egyptians to day

Exodus 16:12

I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Exodus 24:4

And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 131:3 say?

Psalms 131:3 (King James Version) reads: "Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. henceforth: Heb. now"

Is Psalms 131:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 131:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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