Psalms 39:7

Amplified Bible

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Now, Lord, what do I wait for?My hope is in you.

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

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

English Standard Version
"And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.

New Century Version
"So, Lord, what hope do I have? You are my hope.

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

New American Standard Bible
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
And now Lord, what wait I for? mine hope is euen in thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
"And now, Lord, what do I hope in?My expectation is in You.

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

Contemporary English Version
"What am I waiting for? I depend on you, Lord!

Complete Jewish Bible
Humans go about like shadows; their turmoil is all for nothing. They accumulate wealth, not knowing who will enjoy its benefits.

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

Easy-to-Read Version
So, Lord, what hope do I have? You are my hope!

George Lamsa Translation
Henceforth, what is my hope except in thee, O LORD?

Good News Translation
What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.

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

Literal Translation
And now what do I await, Lord? My hope is in You.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sela. Yee euery man walketh as it were a shadowe, and disquieteth him self in vayne: he heapeth vp riches, and can not tell to whom he gathereth them.

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

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil;

King James Version (1611)
And now Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe Lord what wayte I after? truely my hope is euen in thee.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now which is myn abiding? whether not the Lord? and my substaunce is at thee.

Update Bible Version
And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Webster's Bible Translation
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.

New King James Version
"And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.

New Living Translation
And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.

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

New Revised Standard
"And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, for what have I waited, O My Lord? My hope, is, in thee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(38-8) And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.

Revised Standard Version
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in thee.

Young's Literal Translation
And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it [is] of Thee.

THE MESSAGE
"What am I doing in the meantime, Lord? Hoping, that's what I'm doing—hoping You'll save me from a rebel life, save me from the contempt of dunces. I'll say no more, I'll shut my mouth, since you, Lord, are behind all this. But I can't take it much longer. When you put us through the fire to purge us from our sin, our dearest idols go up in smoke. Are we also nothing but smoke?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

Contextual Overview

⁷"And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.⁸"Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool. ⁹"I am mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who has done it. ¹⁰"Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand. ¹¹"With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah. ¹²"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers. ¹³"O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

what wait: Psalms 130:5, Psalms 130:6, Genesis 49:18, Luke 2:25

hope: Psalms 38:15, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 119:166, Job 13:15, Romans 15:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 62:5 - my Psalms 69:3 - I wait Psalms 71:5 - For thou Psalms 146:5 - whose Proverbs 11:23 - desire Ecclesiastes 2:20 - General Isaiah 8:17 - I will Lamentations 3:25 - good Matthew 13:45 - seeking

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful and desirable; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose and desired.

Genesis 39:5
It happened that from the time that he made Joseph overseer in his house and [put him in charge] over all that he owned, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph; so the LORD'S blessing was on everything that Potiphar owned, in the house and in the field.

Genesis 39:6
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph's charge; and with Joseph there he did not [need to] pay attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive in form and appearance.

Genesis 39:12
She caught Joseph by his [outer] robe, saying, "Lie with me!" But he left his robe in her hand and ran, and got outside [the house].

Genesis 39:15
"When he heard me screaming, he left his robe with me and ran outside [the house]."

Genesis 39:16
So she left Joseph's [outer] robe beside her until his master came home.

Genesis 39:18
then as soon as I raised my voice and screamed, he left his robe with me and ran outside [the house]."

2 Samuel 13:11
When she brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, "Come, lie with me, my sister."

Job 31:1
"I have made a covenant (agreement) with my eyes; How then could I gaze [lustfully] at a virgin?

Psalms 119:37
Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine], And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And now, Lord, what wait I for?.... Look for, or expect, in this view of things? not long life, since the days of man are so short, and his age as nothing; not help from man, since he is altogether vanity; not riches and honour, since they are such poor, fading, perishing things; but the glories of another world, and the enjoyment of the Lord himself, both in this and that;

my hope [is] in thee; the psalmist now returns to himself, and comes to his right mind, and to a right way of judging and acting; making the Lord the object of his hope and trust, expecting all good things, grace and glory, alone from him; and this is the hope which makes not ashamed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And now, Lord, what wait I for? - From the consideration of a vain world - of the fruitless efforts of man - of what so perplexed, embarrassed, and troubled him - the psalmist now turns to God, and looks to him as the source of consolation. Turning to Him, he gains more cheerful views of life. The expression “What wait I for?” means, what do I now expect or hope for; on what is my hope based; where do I find any cheerful, comforting views in regard to life? He had found none in the contemplation of the world itself, in man and his pursuits; in the course of things so shadowy and so mysterious; and he says now, that he turns to God to find comfort in his perplexities.

My hope is in thee - In thee alone. My reliance is on thee; my expectation is from thee. It is not from what I see in the world; it is not in my power of solving the mysteries which surround me; it is not that I can see the reason why these shadows are pursuing shadows so eagerly around me; it is in the God that made all, the Ruler over all, that can control all, and that can accomplish His own great purposes in connection even with these moving shadows, and that can confer on man thus vain in himself and in his pursuits that which will be valuable and permanent. The idea is, that the contemplation of a world so vain, so shadowy, so mysterious, should lead us away from all expectation of finding in that world what we need, or finding a solution of the questions which so much perplex us, up to the great God who is infinitely wise, and who can meet all the necessities of our immortal nature; and who, in his own time, can solve all these mysteries.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 39:7. And now, Lord, what wait I for? — Have I any object of pursuit in life, but to regain thy favour and thine image.