My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 For God alone (B)my soul (C)waits in silence;
    from him comes my salvation.

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Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

Truly my soul finds rest(A) in God;(B)
    my salvation comes from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13.

(A)He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my (B)fortress; (C)I shall not be greatly shaken.

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Truly he is my rock(A) and my salvation;(B)
    he is my fortress,(C) I will never be shaken.(D)

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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
    to the soul who seeks him.

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)

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20 Our soul (A)waits for the Lord;
    he is our (B)help and (C)our shield.

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20 We wait(A) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.

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(A)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    (B)fret not yourself over the one who (C)prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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31 but (A)they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings (B)like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

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31 but those who hope(A) in the Lord
    will renew their strength.(B)
They will soar on wings like eagles;(C)
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.(D)

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Patience in Suffering

Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:7 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 10, 12, 19

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(A) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(B) for the autumn and spring rains.(C)

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

Surely God is my salvation;(A)
    I will trust(B) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(C) is my strength(D) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:2 Or song

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

Behold, as the eyes of servants
    look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
    to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
    till he has mercy upon us.

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As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(A) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

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30 for (A)my eyes have seen your (B)salvation
31     (C)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 (D)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and (E)for glory to (F)your people Israel.”

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30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,(A)
31     which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”(B)

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I (A)wait for the Lord, (B)my soul waits,
    and (C)in his word I hope;
my soul (D)waits for the Lord
    more than (E)watchmen for (F)the morning,
    more than watchmen for the morning.

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I wait for the Lord,(A) my whole being waits,(B)
    and in his word(C) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(D) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(E)

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38 (A)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that good and bad come?

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38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that both calamities and good things come?(A)

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