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Psalms 39:7
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“Now, Lord, what do I wait for?My hope is in you.
Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
"And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.
"So, Lord, what hope do I have? You are my hope.
But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!
"And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.
"And now, Lord, what do I hope in?My expectation is in You.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
"What am I waiting for? I depend on you, Lord!
Humans go about like shadows; their turmoil is all for nothing. They accumulate wealth, not knowing who will enjoy its benefits.
And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.
So, Lord, what hope do I have? You are my hope!
Henceforth, what is my hope except in thee, O LORD?
What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is for you.
And now what do I await, Lord? My hope is in You.
Sela. Yee euery man walketh as it were a shadowe, and disquieteth him self in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, and can not tell to whom he gathereth them.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.
Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil;
And now Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
And nowe Lord what wayte I after? truely my hope is euen in thee.
And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
And now which is myn abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substaunce is at thee.
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.
"And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
"And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.
(38-8) And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in thee.
And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it [is] of Thee.
"What am I doing in the meantime, Lord? Hoping, that's what I'm doing—hoping You'll save me from a rebel life, save me from the contempt of dunces. I'll say no more, I'll shut my mouth, since you, Lord, are behind all this. But I can't take it much longer. When you put us through the fire to purge us from our sin, our dearest idols go up in smoke. Are we also nothing but smoke?
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
what wait: Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Genesis 49:18, Luke 2:25
hope: Psalms 38:15, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 119:166, Job 13:15, Romans 15:13
Reciprocal: Psalms 62:5 - my Psalms 69:3 - I wait Psalms 71:5 - For thou Psalms 146:5 - whose Proverbs 11:23 - desire Ecclesiastes 2:20 - General Isaiah 8:17 - I will Lamentations 3:25 - good Matthew 13:45 - seeking
Cross-References
The sons of God saw the beautiful women and took any they wanted as their wives.
From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master's household and property, the Lord began to bless Potiphar's household for Joseph's sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.
So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn't worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat! Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,
She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, "Come on, sleep with me!" Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house.
When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me."
She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home.
"But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!"
But as she was feeding him, he grabbed her and demanded, "Come to bed with me, my darling sister."
"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.
Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give me life through your word.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And now, Lord, what wait I for?.... Look for, or expect, in this view of things? not long life, since the days of man are so short, and his age as nothing; not help from man, since he is altogether vanity; not riches and honour, since they are such poor, fading, perishing things; but the glories of another world, and the enjoyment of the Lord himself, both in this and that;
my hope [is] in thee; the psalmist now returns to himself, and comes to his right mind, and to a right way of judging and acting; making the Lord the object of his hope and trust, expecting all good things, grace and glory, alone from him; and this is the hope which makes not ashamed.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And now, Lord, what wait I for? - From the consideration of a vain world - of the fruitless efforts of man - of what so perplexed, embarrassed, and troubled him - the psalmist now turns to God, and looks to him as the source of consolation. Turning to Him, he gains more cheerful views of life. The expression âWhat wait I for?â means, what do I now expect or hope for; on what is my hope based; where do I find any cheerful, comforting views in regard to life? He had found none in the contemplation of the world itself, in man and his pursuits; in the course of things so shadowy and so mysterious; and he says now, that he turns to God to find comfort in his perplexities.
My hope is in thee - In thee alone. My reliance is on thee; my expectation is from thee. It is not from what I see in the world; it is not in my power of solving the mysteries which surround me; it is not that I can see the reason why these shadows are pursuing shadows so eagerly around me; it is in the God that made all, the Ruler over all, that can control all, and that can accomplish His own great purposes in connection even with these moving shadows, and that can confer on man thus vain in himself and in his pursuits that which will be valuable and permanent. The idea is, that the contemplation of a world so vain, so shadowy, so mysterious, should lead us away from all expectation of finding in that world what we need, or finding a solution of the questions which so much perplex us, up to the great God who is infinitely wise, and who can meet all the necessities of our immortal nature; and who, in his own time, can solve all these mysteries.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 39:7. And now, Lord, what wait I for? — Have I any object of pursuit in life, but to regain thy favour and thine image.
