I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
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Psalms · Psalm 130
Psalm 130:5
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4But there is forgiveness with you, therefore you are feared.
Psalm 130:5
I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
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6My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
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- Isaiah 40:31Shares a themebut those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.Shared with Hope
- Jeremiah 29:11Shares a themeFor I know the thoughts that I think towards you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.Shared with Hope
- Lamentations 3:21-23Shares a themeThis I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope. It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.Shared with Hope
- 1 Peter 1:3Shares a themeBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Shared with Hope
- Romans 5:3-5Shares a themeNot only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.Shared with Hope
- Romans 8:24-25Shares a themeFor we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.Shared with Hope