Waitקַוֵּהfor YHWH;אֶל יְהוָהbe strong,חֲזַקand let your heartלִבֶּךָtake courage;וְיַאֲמֵץand waitוְקַוֵּהfor YHWH.אֶל יְהוָה
Psalms 27:14
Study it in the app“Wait for YHWH; be strong, and let your heart take courage; and wait for YHWH.”
Wait for YHWH with courage, and keep waitingWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 27:14, word by word
- Waitקַוֵּהkave
wait
To long and look for, above all YHWH.
Where else “kave” appears- for YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- be strongחֲזַקchazak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “chazak” appears- and let your heartלִבֶּlibe
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libe” appears- take courageיַאֲמֵץyaamets
be bold
To be bold and steady: "take heart and be brave".
Where else “yaamets” appears
The context
13If I had not believed that I would see the goodness of YHWH in the land of the living—
14 · This verse (above)