Psalms 119:81

כ (Kaf)

119:81 I desperately long for ¹  your deliverance.

I find hope in your word.

Psalms 119:174

119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord;

I find delight in your law.

Psalms 130:5-7

130:5 I rely on ²  the Lord,

I rely on him with my whole being; ³ 

I wait for his assuring word. ⁴ 

130:6 I yearn for the Lord, ⁵ 

more than watchmen do for the morning,

yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. ⁶ 

130:7 O Israel, hope in the Lord,

for the Lord exhibits loyal love, ⁷ 

and is more than willing to deliver. ⁸ 

Genesis 49:18

49:18 I wait for your deliverance, O Lord. ⁹ 

[119:81]  ¹ tn Heb “my soul pines for.” See Ps 84:2.

[130:5]  ² tn Or “wait for.”

[130:5]  ³ tn Heb “my soul waits.”

[130:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “his word.”

[130:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “my soul for the master.”

[130:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.” The words “yes, more” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[130:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “for with the Lord [is] loyal love.”

[130:7]  ⁸ tn Heb “and abundantly with him [is] redemption.”

[49:18]  ⁹ sn I wait for your deliverance, O Lord. As Jacob sees the conflicts that lie ahead for Dan and Gad (see v. 19), he offers a brief prayer for their security.