Lexicon :: Strong's H3176 - yāḥal

Now Saul waited seven days, according to the appointed time which Samuel had set, but Samuel had not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering away from Saul.

“What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]?

And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?

“Even though He kills me;

I will hope in Him.

Nevertheless, I will argue my ways to His face.

“If a man dies, will he live again?

I will wait all the days of my struggle

Until my change and release will come.

“They listened to me and waited

And kept silent for my counsel.

“They waited for me [and for my words] as for the rain,

And they opened their mouths as for the spring rain.

“When I expected good, then came evil [to me];

And when I waited for light, then came darkness.

“You see, I waited for your words,

I listened to your [wise] reasons,

While you pondered and searched out what to say.

“And shall I wait, because they say nothing,

But stand still and say no more?

Be strong and let your hearts take courage,

All you who wait for and confidently expect the LORD.

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],

On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,

Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O LORD, be upon us,

In proportion as we have [fn]hoped in You.

For in You, O LORD, I hope;

You will answer, O Lord my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?

Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him

For the help of His presence.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?

Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,

The [fn]help of my countenance and my God.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why are you restless and disturbed within me?

Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,

The [fn]help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;

My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

But as for me, I will wait and hope continually,

And will praise You yet more and more.

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,

For I wait for Your ordinances.

Zayin.

Remember [always] the word and promise to Your servant,

In which You have made me hope.

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,

Because I wait for Your word.

Kaph.

My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation;

I wait for Your word.

You are my hiding place and my shield;

I wait for Your word.

I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;

I wait for Your word.

I wait [patiently] for the LORD, my soul [expectantly] waits,

And in His word do I hope.

O Israel, hope in the LORD;

For with the LORD there is lovingkindness,

And with Him is abundant redemption.

O Israel, hope in the LORD

From this time forth and forever.

The LORD favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],

Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.

“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];

[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;

And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

“My righteousness (justice) is near, My salvation has gone forth,

And My arms will judge the peoples;

The islands and coastlands will wait for Me,

And they will wait with hope and confident expectation for My arm.

My soul, my soul! I writhe in anguish and pain! Oh, the walls of my heart!

My heart is pounding and throbbing within me;

I cannot be silent,

For you have heard, O my soul,

The sound of the trumpet,

The alarm of war.

But this I call to mind,

Therefore I have hope.

“The LORD is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;

“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”

‘When she saw, as she waited,

That her hope was lost,

She took [fn]another of her cubs

And made him a young lion.

Then the remnant of Jacob

Shall be among many peoples

Like dew from the LORD,

Like showers on the grass [a source of blessing]

Which [come suddenly and] do not wait for man

Nor delay for the sons of men.

But as for me, I will look expectantly for the LORD and with confidence in Him I will keep watch;

I will wait [with confident expectation] for the God of my salvation.

My God will hear me.