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Psalm 38

Psa. 38:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For γin thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, do I hope
yachal (Hebrew #3176)
to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope
KJV usage: (cause to, have, make to) hope, be pained, stay, tarry, trust, wait.
Pronounce: yaw-chal'
Origin: a primitive root
: thou wilt δhear
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
, O Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
my God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods 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 superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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thee do I wait for.
δ
or, answer.

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in thee, etc.
or, thee do I wait for.
do.
Psa. 39:7• 7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. (Psa. 39:7)
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Psa. 123:1‑3• 1<<A Song of degrees.>> Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
 2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
 3Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. (Psa. 123:1‑3)
hear.
or, answer.
Psa. 138:3• 3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. (Psa. 138:3)
Lord.Here also, instead of {adonay,} one hundred and two MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."
• The secret of all is looking directly to God Himself as He is in relationship with us, and this is the true confession of sin, but looking to and casting all on Himself. Confidence in Jehovah is the spring of every thought in all these psalms. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 37-39” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *thou* wilt answer, O Lord my God.