Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

New American Standard Bible

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in You.

King James Version

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Holman Bible

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

International Standard Version

How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you.

A Conservative Version

And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in thee.

American Standard Version

And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.

Amplified


“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait?
My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.

Bible in Basic English

And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? my hope is in you.

Darby Translation

And now, what wait I for, Lord? my hope is in thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And now, what waited I for, O Jehovah? my hope it is to thee.

King James 2000

And now, Lord, what do I wait for? my hope is in you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is for you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"And now, LORD, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee.

NET Bible

But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

New Heart English Bible

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.

Webster

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

World English Bible

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Youngs Literal Translation

And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it is of Thee.

Verse Info

Context Readings

The Fleeting Nature Of Life

6 Surely a man walks about like a shadow! Surely they are in an uproar in vain. He heaps up, and does not know who shall gather them. 7 And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the fool.

Cross References

Psalm 38:15

For in You, O Jehovah, do I hope; You will hear, O Jehovah my God.

Genesis 49:18

I have waited for Your salvation, O Jehovah.

Job 13:15

Though he slay me, I will not wait, but I will maintain my own ways before Him.

Psalm 119:81

KAPH: My soul faints for Your salvation; I hope in Your Word.

Psalm 119:166

Jehovah, I have hoped for Your salvation, and have done Your Commandments.

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for Jehovah, my soul waits, and in His Word I hope.

Luke 2:25

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

Romans 15:13

And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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