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I have waited forקִוִּיתִיYHWH;יְהוָהmy soulנַפְשִׁיhas waited,קִוְּתָהand for his wordוְלִדְבָרוֹI have awaited.הוֹחָלְתִּי
Psalms 130:5
Study it in the app“I have waited for YHWH; my soul has waited, and for his word I have awaited.”
The soul waits for God more than watchmen wait for the morningHopeThe psalmist waits for God more than watchmen wait for morningWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 130:5, word by word
- I have waited forקִוִּיתִיkiviti
wait
To long and look for, above all YHWH.
Where else “kiviti” appears- 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- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- and for his wordדְבָרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- I have awaitedהוֹחָלְתִּיhochalti
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “hochalti” appears
The context
4But with you is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.
5 · This verse (above)
6My soul waits for Adonai more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.