Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 27:14
14Wait on Yhwh: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on Yhwh.
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
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Yhwh in the land of the living. Wait on Yhwh: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on Yhwh.
Read all of Psalms 27Psalms 27:14 word by word
קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְה֫וָ֥ה חֲ֭זַק וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 27:14
- Psalms 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
- Psalms 31:24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in Yhwh.
- Psalms 33:20Our soul waiteth for Yhwh: he is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 62:1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for Yhwh, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O Yhwh.
- Isaiah 8:17And I will wait upon Yhwh, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
- Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Yhwh; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
- Isaiah 28:8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
- Isaiah 30:18And therefore will Yhwh wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Yhwh is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
- Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yhwh.
- Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
- Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be 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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