Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBe strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.
Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentPsalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
- Author
- David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
- Date
- Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.