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Psalms 39:7

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 39:8.

וְעַתָּ֣הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.קִּוִּ֣יתִיqivitigatherקָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “gather”, a completed actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).אֲדֹנָ֑יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗יtochaltihopeתּוֹחֶלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hope”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8431expectationhope.לְךָ֣lekhatoלְךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toהִֽיאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(39-8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope — it [is] of Thee.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire; but thou hast pierced ears for me. Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not require:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(39-8) And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now what is my expectation? is it not the Lord? and my ground of hope is with thee. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν τίς ἡ ὑπομονή μου; οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριος; καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασίς μου παρὰ σοί ἐστι· διάψαλμα.