King James Version

Psalms 62:5

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 62:6.

אַ֣ךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).לֵ֭אלֹהִיםlelohimto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.דּ֣וֹמִּיdomibe cut downדָּמַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be cut down”, a commandH1826to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perishcease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.נַפְשִׁ֑יnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.תִּקְוָתִֽיtiqvatiexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(62-6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Only — for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope.

World English Bible

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Darby Translation

Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.

Douay-Rheims

Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(62-6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; for of him is my patient hope.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πλὴν τῷ Θεῷ ὑποτάγηθι, ἡ ψυχή μου, ὅτι παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἡ ὑπομονή μου.