Tree of Life Version
Psalms 33:20
20Our soul waits for Adonai— He is our help and our shield.
Psalms 33:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
- New International Version (NIV)We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
Context of Psalms 33:20
18Behold, the eyes of Adonai are on those who fear Him, waiting for His love, 19to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for Adonai— He is our help and our shield. 21Our heart rejoices in Him, because we trusted in His holy Name. 22Let Your lovingkindness, Adonai, be upon us, as we have waited for You.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:20 word by word
נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרֵ֖נוּ וּמָגִנֵּ֣נוּ הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 33:20
- Psalms 27:14Wait for Adonai. Be strong, let Your heart take courage, and wait for Adonai.
- Psalms 62:1For the music director, on Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for Adonai, my soul waits, and in His word I hope.
- Isaiah 40:31but they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar up with wings as eagles. They will run, and not grow weary. They will walk, and not be faint.
- Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in Adonai— He is their help and their shield!
- Psalms 144:1Of David. Blessed be Adonai my Rock— who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20They received help against them, so that the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hand, for they cried out to God during the battle. He answered their supplications, because they put their trust in Him.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Our soul waiteth - Our whole life is employed in this blessed work; we trust in nothing but him; neither in multitudes of armed men, nor in natural strength, nor in the fleetest animals, nor in any thing human: we trust in Him alone "who is our help and our shield."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Our soul waiteth for the Lord - This and the subsequent verses to the end of the psalm refer to the people of God, expressing their faith in him in view of the considerations suggested in the former part of the psalm. The language is expressive of the general character of piety. True piety leads people to wait on the Lord; to depend on Him; to look to His interposition in danger, sickness, poverty, want; to rely upon Him for all that is hoped for in this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22The faithful see God's power in creation and world events. They respond with trust, commitment, joy, and hope as they pray and wait for God's help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2220-22. waiteth--in earnest expectation.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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