Verse
Psalms 27:14 — Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine…
“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
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The verses around Psalms 27:14.
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Verse explanation
Closes the psalm with direct advice, repeated at the start and end of the sentence: wait on God, gaining courage and strength of heart while the answer hasn’t come yet.
From the Psalms 27 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 27:14 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Espera no Senhor, anima-te, e elle fortalecerá o teu coração; espera pois no Senhor.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Espera no SENHOR, esforça-te, e ele fortalecerá o teu coração; espera pois ao SENHOR.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¡Confía en el Señor! Confía, ¡Él te dará fuerza! ¡Confía en el Señor!
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 27:14) · Español (Salmos 27:14)
More verses about patience
- James 1:4But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
- Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
- Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud…
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