Psa 40:1
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. {I waited...: Heb. In waiting I waited}
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{I had fainted}, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. {Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience}
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon {him} as long as I live. {as long...: Heb. in my days}
The eyes of the LORD {are} upon the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their cry.
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. {which...: Heb. whereupon thy name is called} {present: Heb. cause to fall}
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint. {renew: Heb. change}
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
The LORD {is} good unto them that wait for him, to the soul {that} seeketh him.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me {when I was} in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. {chief...: or, overseer} {have...: or, be gracious unto me}
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see {it}, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. {grieved: Heb. bitter}
[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him {cometh} my salvation. {Truly: or, Only} {waiteth: Heb. is silent}
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
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.
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, {and set me} in a large place. {in distress: Heb. out of distress}
Behold, as the eyes of servants {look} unto the hand of their masters, {and} as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes {wait} upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon {him} as long as I live. {as long...: Heb. in my days}
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
But let patience have {her} perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice {and} my supplications.
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; {in that...: or, for his piety}
{Thou}, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
If a man die, shall he live {again}? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait {into} a broad place, where {there is} no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table {should be} full of fatness. {that...: Heb. the rest of thy table}
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. {many: or, great}
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done {it}: and I will wait on thy name; for {it is} good before thy saints.
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. {patient...: or, patience of Christ}
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Who {is} among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh {in} darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing {of birds} is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
And the Lord {said} unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for {one} called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.