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Psalms 27:14
14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
Psalms 27:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Context of Psalms 27:14
12Do not give me to my enemies. They say false things against me, so that they can destroy me. 13But I surely believe that I will see how good the Lord is! I will know his love while I still live in this world. Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
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קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְה֫וָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 27:14
- Psalms 25:3Surely nobody who trusts in you will become ashamed. But those who like to deceive others will become ashamed.
- Psalms 31:24All you people who trust the Lord to help you, you should be strong and very brave!
- Psalms 33:20Yes! We will trust the Lord to come and help us. He is our helper who keeps us safe, like a soldier's shield.
- Psalms 62:1I will be patient as I wait for God to help me. He is the only one who can make me safe.
- Psalms 130:5I will wait for the Lord to help me. I trust him completely. So I wait for him to do what he has promised.
- Genesis 49:18I trust you to save me from trouble, Lord.
- Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the Lord to do what he says. He has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. But I will trust him to do what is right.
- Isaiah 25:9At that time, people will say, ‘Look! This is our God! We trusted him to keep us safe, and he rescued us. Yes, this is the Lord! We trusted him to keep us safe. We will sing with joy, because he has saved us.’
- Isaiah 28:8They are sick over all their tables. Everywhere is covered with dirt.
- Isaiah 30:18So the Lord is waiting for the right time to be kind to you. He is ready to show his great love for you. The Lord God does what is right and fair. Everyone who waits for him to come and help them is a happy person!
- Lamentations 3:26It is good when people continue to hope. It is good when they quietly wait for the Lord, because he will save them.
- Habakkuk 2:3What I will show to you must happen at the time that I have decided. That is a future time, but it will certainly happen, as I have said. It may not happen very soon, but you must be patient. What I show to you will certainly happen at the right time, so wait for it.
- Luke 2:25At this time, a man called Simeon was living in Jerusalem. He was a good man and he obeyed God. He had waited a long time to see the special person who would save Israel's people. The Holy Spirit was with him.
- Romans 8:25But we continue to hope for what we do not yet see. And so, we wait for it patiently.
- Acts 28:15The believers in Rome had heard about us. So they came out of the city to meet us at ‘The Market of Appius’ and ‘The Three Hotels’. When Paul saw the believers, he thanked God for them. He was very happy that they had come to meet him.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch carefully for danger. Never stop trusting God. Continue to be brave and strong.
Commentaries on Psalms 27:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Wait on the Lord - All ye who are in distress, wait on the Lord. Take me for an example. I waited on him, and he strengthened my heart; wait ye on him, and he will strengthen your heart. You cannot be unsuccessful; fear not. Wait, I say, on the Lord; wait for his succor in doing his will. Age viriliter, says the Vulgate; act like a man, hope, believe, work, and fear not.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Wait on the Lord - This is the sum of all the instruction in the psalm; the main lesson which the psalm is designed to convey. The object is to induce others, from the experience of the psalmist, to trust in the Lord; to rely upon Him; to come to Him in trouble and danger; to wait for His interposition when all other resources fail. Compare Psalm 25:3. Be of good courage - The Hebrew word here means, “be strong.” That is, do not faint. Do not be dismayed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14The psalmist shows confidence and hope in the Lord's presence. Living in faith means waiting patiently, knowing the Lord is good. This life is not always easy for the faithful (Psalm 42:2–3; 43:5), but their future is secure (37:9; 130:7; see 9:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Wait, &c.--in confident expectation. The last clause is, literally, "and wait," &c., as if expecting new measures of help.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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