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Atomic Bible
Psalms 130:5
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait,
from Out of the Depths, Psalms 130:1-8
What it says

The speaker waits for the LORD, and his soul waits in God's word.

What it is doing

This verse turns confessed need into patient expectation.

In context

1A song of ascents. 2O Lord, hear my voice; 3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, 4But with You there is forgiveness, 5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, 6My soul waits for the Lord 7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, 8And He will redeem Israel