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

⁵ I wait for the Lord,^(A) my whole being waits,^(B)
    and in his word^(C) I put my hope.

⁶ I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen^(A) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.^(B)

¹⁷ I will wait^(A) for the Lord,
    who is hiding^(B) his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.^(C)

¹⁸ Yet the Lord longs^(A) to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.^(B)
For the Lord is a God of justice.^(C)
    Blessed are all who wait for him!^(D)

³ For the revelation awaits an appointed time;^(A)
    it speaks of the end^(B)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait^(C) for it;
    it^[a] will certainly come
    and will not delay.^(D)