Psalms 59:9
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
BSB
ASV
Because of his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
KJV
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee,.... Either because of the strength of Saul, who was stronger than David, he determined to wait upon the Lord for salvation and deliverance from him; or because of the strength of the Lord, which he expected from him, and therefore would wait upon him for it. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and also the Chaldee paraphrase, render the words, "my strength will I keep for thee"; or "with thee".
Because of his strength will I wait upon thee. Is my persecutor strong? Then, my God, for this very reason I will turn myself to thee, and leave my matters in thy hand. It is a wise thing to find in the greatness of our difficulties a reason for casting ourselves on the Lord. For God is my defence, my high place, my fortress, the place of my resort in the time of my danger. If the foe be too strong for me to cope with him, I will retreat into my castle, where he cannot reach me.
By judicious expositors, and on good grounds, this is better rendered, "O my strength, on Thee will I wait" (Ps 59:17). defence--(Compare Ps 18:3).
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Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
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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.
Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
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Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
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The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.