Psalms 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Wait	קַוֵּ֗ה ka.Veh	H6960	to bind together (perhaps by twisting) · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְה֫וָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
courage	חֲ֭זַק Cha.zak	H2388	to fasten upon · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
strengthen	וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ ve.ya.'a.Metz	H553	to be alert · conjunction + verb, hiphil jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִבֶּ֑ךָ li.Be.kha	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
wait	וְ֝קַוֵּ֗ה ve.ka.Veh	H6960	to bind together (perhaps by twisting) · conjunction + verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 40:31 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…
Psalms 31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
Isaiah 30:18 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 t…
Psalms 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surel…
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:7–end

David in these verses expresses, I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. 1. He humbly bespeaks, because he firmly believes he shall have, a gracious audience: "Hear, O Lord, when I cry, not only with my heart, but, as one in earnest, with my voice too." He bespeaks also an answer of peace, which he expects, not from his own merit, but God's goodness: Have mercy upon me, and answer me, Psa 27:7. If we pray and believe, God will graciously hear and answer. 2. He takes hold of the kind invitation God had given him to this duty, Psa 27:8. It is presumption for us to com…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 27:14

Wait, &c.--in confident expectation. The last clause is, literally, "and wait," &c., as if expecting new measures of help. Next: Psalms Chapter 28

John Gill on Psalms 27:14

Wait on the Lord,.... This, with what follows, is spoken by the psalmist either to himself or to others, or it may be to both, upon the rich experience he declares in Psalm 27:13, it becomes believers to wait on the Lord for the common blessings of life, for even the eyes of all wait upon him for their daily food; and for the light of his countenance, when it is withdrawn from them, for he will return again at the set time; and for answers of prayer, which will be given sooner or later; and for the performance of his promises, which are yea and amen in Christ: they should wait upon him in his house and ordinances constantly, with reverence and godly fear; they should wait upon him as servant…

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John Calvin on Psalms 27:13–end

Psalm 27:13-14 13. Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living: [591] 14. Wait thou on Jehovah; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait thou also on Jehovah. 13. Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah. It is generally agreed among interpreters, that this sentence is incomplete. Some, however, are of opinion, that the Hebrew particle lvl' lul?, is used for the purpose of affirmation, as if it were a species of oath; the Hebrews being accustomed to swear elliptically; for breaking off in the middle of the discourse and leaving it imperfect, they supplied an imprecation, namely, that God would punish them in case they perj…

The Church Fathers

The strong heart is that which is not filled with false doctrines or impure thoughts.
— Evagrius Ponticus, NOTES ON THE PSALMS 26[27].14

The mind adorned with virility, he is saying, and by means of it getting the better of the onset of misfortunes, is strengthened, and gains the victory and awaits the divine promises, to which it becomes the heir, the body also co-operating. Now, he calls the life looked forward to "land of the living" insofar as it is separated from death and free of corruption and sadness.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 27:8

"Wait on the Lord, quit thyself like a man: and let thy heart be strong, yea wait on the Lord" [Psalm 27:14]. But when shall this be? It is arduous for a mortal, it is flow to a lover: but listen to the voice, that deceiveth not, of him that saith, "Wait on the Lord." Endure the burning of the reins manfully, and the burning of the heart stoutly. Think not that what thou dost not as yet receive is denied thee. That thou faint not in despair, see how it is said, "Wait on the Lord."
— Augustine of Hippo, On the Psalms, Psalm 27

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Dictionary and topics

Blessing · SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD — SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD
Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Heart · .Strengthened — .Strengthened
Heart, The · God: Strengthens — God: Strengthens
Seekers · 5:8;8:5,6; — 5:8;8:5,6;
Waiting · Exhortations and encouragements to — Exhortations and encouragements to
Waiting Upon God · Exhortations and encouragements to — Exhortations and encouragements to
Warfare Of Saints · Saints: Strengthened by God in — Saints: Strengthened by God in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 27:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 27:14

John Gill on Psalms 27:14

John Calvin on Psalms 27:13–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 27:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 27:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 27:14

John Gill on Psalms 27:14

John Calvin on Psalms 27:13–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 27:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 27:13-14

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 27:14