King James Version
What Does Psalms 130:5 Mean?
“I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”
Context
3
If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. I say: or, which watch unto
7
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **I** **wait.**—The Hebrew expresses, *I have been waiting, and still wait. *Mark the earnestness in the repetition, *I wait, my soul waits.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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