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My hope is in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope <i>is</i> in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope <i>is</i> in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And now, Lord, what do I hope in? My expectation is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"What am I waiting for? I depend on you, Lord! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How long, LORD, will I wait expectantly? I have placed my hope in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And now, LORD, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope—it [is] of You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope -- it is of Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now, what waited I for, O Jehovah? my hope it is to thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 38:8>And now, what is it that awaits me? Is it not the Lord? And my substance is with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And now, LORD, for what do I wait? You are my only hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Henceforth, what is my hope except in thee, O LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore, what is my hope, if not you alone, LORD JEHOVAH?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope, it is in Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now what <i>is</i> my expectation? <i>is it</i> not the Lord? and my ground <i>of hope</i> is with thee. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/39-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">I Will Watch My Ways</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">And now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">for what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6960.htm" title="6960: qiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To bind together, collect, to expect. A primitive root; to bind together, i.e. Collect; to expect.">do I wait?</a> <a href="/hebrew/8431.htm" title="8431: tō·w·ḥal·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A hope. From yachal; expectation.">My hope is</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a></span><br />Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a></span><br />For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-13.htm">1 Peter 1:13</a></span><br />Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-10.htm">1 Timothy 4:10</a></span><br />To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a></span><br />as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a></span><br />So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-27.htm">Colossians 1:27</a></span><br />To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18-19</a></span><br />Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-24.htm">Lamentations 3:24</a></span><br />“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-7.htm">Jeremiah 17:7</a></span><br />But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5</a></span><br />For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5</a></span><br />Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in you.</p><p class="hdg">what wait</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5,6</a></b></br> I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-18.htm">Genesis 49:18</a></b></br> I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a></b></br> And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <i>was</i> Simeon; and the same man <i>was</i> just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.</p><p class="hdg">hope</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-15.htm">Psalm 38:15</a></b></br> For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Psalm 119:81,166</a></b></br> CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: <i>but</i> I hope in thy word… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-15.htm">Job 13:15</a></b></br> Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/30-26.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/psalms/38-15.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/38-15.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/37-34.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Expected</a> <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/52-9.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">David's care of his thoughts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-7.htm">the reverence of God's judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">and prayer, are his bridles of impatience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/39.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/39.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?</b><br>This phrase reflects a moment of introspection and urgency in the psalmist's life. The psalmist, traditionally identified as David, is expressing a sense of anticipation and longing. In the broader context of <a href="/psalms/39.htm">Psalm 39</a>, David is grappling with the brevity and frailty of human life. This question underscores a shift from self-reliance to divine reliance, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms. The rhetorical question suggests that the psalmist has exhausted all earthly options and is now turning to God as the ultimate source of hope and fulfillment. This mirrors the human condition of seeking meaning beyond the temporal, aligning with <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:2</a>, where life is described as "meaningless" without God.<p><b>My hope is in You.</b><br>This declaration of hope in God is a central tenet of faith, emphasizing trust in divine providence over human understanding. The Hebrew word for "hope" (תִּקְוָה, tikvah) conveys a sense of expectation and waiting. This hope is not passive but active, rooted in the character and promises of God. Throughout the Old Testament, hope in God is linked to His covenant faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a>, where God promises a future and a hope. In the New Testament, this hope is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is described as our "living hope" in <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3</a>. The psalmist's reliance on God prefigures the Christian understanding of salvation and eternal life through Christ, who embodies the ultimate hope for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">Psalm 39</a>, David is expressing his deep introspection and reliance on God amidst life's fleeting nature.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in whom David places his hope, representing God's eternal and unchanging nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/human_life.htm">Human Life</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/39.htm">Psalm 39</a> reflects on the brevity and frailty of human life, prompting David's reliance on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>As the chosen people of God, Israel's history of waiting on the Lord provides a backdrop for understanding the communal aspect of hope in God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist's_lament.htm">The Psalmist's Lament</a></b><br>The event of David's lamentation and prayer, seeking understanding and expressing trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_hope.htm">The Nature of Hope</a></b><br>Biblical hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation based on God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/waiting_on_the_lord.htm">Waiting on the Lord</a></b><br>Waiting is an active process of trust and patience, not passive resignation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_brevity_of_life.htm">The Brevity of Life</a></b><br>Recognizing life's fleeting nature should drive us to place our hope in the eternal God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_anchor.htm">God as Our Anchor</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty, God remains the steadfast anchor for our souls.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_purpose.htm">Living with Purpose</a></b><br>Our hope in God should motivate us to live purposefully, aligning our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_39_7_dismiss_science.htm">Psalm 39:7 – When David looks only to God for hope, does this dismiss practical or scientific solutions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_hope.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on hope?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_39__does_it_conflict_with_human_purpose.htm">Psalm 39 – Does this portrayal of life’s futility conflict with other Bible passages affirming human purpose and value?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_align_my_heart_to_revere_you.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on waiting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And now, Lord . . .</span>--"If such is man's condition, what," says the psalmist, "is my expectation?" We seem to hear the deep sigh with which the words are uttered; and we must remember that the poet can turn for comfort to no hope of immortality. That had not yet dawned. The thought of God's mercy, and the hope of his own moral deliverance, these form the ground of his noble elevation above the oppressive sense of human frailty. The LXX. and Vulg. give it very expressively:--<p>"And now what is my expectation? Is it not the Lord?<p>And my substance is with thee."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And now, Lord, what wait I for?</span> <span class="cmt_word">My hope is in thee</span>. And now - under these circumstances - human life being what it is, and all men nothing but vanity, what is my hope? what is my expectation? what am I waiting for? A cry, as it would seem, of utter despair. But when the night is darkest, day dawns. "Out of the depths" comes forth the voice of faith - "My hope is in THEE!" There is always hope in God When our father and mother forsake us, the Lord taketh us up. He will not leave us nor forsake us. So the psalmist ends his complaint by throwing himself into the arms of the Divine mercy, and unreservedly submitting himself to God's will. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/39-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for what</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do I wait?</span><br /><span class="heb">קִּוִּ֣יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(qiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6960.htm">Strong's 6960: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind together, collect, to expect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My hope is</span><br /><span class="heb">תּ֝וֹחַלְתִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḥal·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8431.htm">Strong's 8431: </a> </span><span class="str2">Expectation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">You.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽיא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/39-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 39:7 Now Lord what do I wait for? 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