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Psalms 130:5

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I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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  1. Isaiah 30:18Rank 1 from verse 5
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    18¶ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

  2. Psalms 33:20Rank 2 from verse 5
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    20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

  3. Psalms 119:81Rank 3 from verse 5
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    81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

  4. Psalms 62:5Rank 4 from verse 5
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    5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

  5. Isaiah 8:17Rank 5 from verse 5
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    17And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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Psalms 130:5

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

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6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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