Psalm 33:20 “Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.”

Psalm 33:20

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

World English Bible

Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

American Standard Version

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.

Geneva Bible 1599

Our soule waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helpe and our shielde.

Darby Translation

Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.

Young's Literal Translation

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,

Bible in Basic English

Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

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Cross references

“soul”

Isaiah 40:31 Psalm 27:14 Psalm 62:1 Psalm 62:2 Psalm 62:5 Psalm 62:6

Isaiah 40:31 · BSB

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.

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalm 62:1 · BSB

In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

Psalm 62:2 · BSB

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Psalm 62:5 · BSB

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Psalm 62:6 · BSB

He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.

“he is”

Psalm 115:9–12 1 Chronicles 5:20 Psalm 144:1 Psalm 144:2

Psalm 115:9–12 · BSB

O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

1 Chronicles 5:20 · BSB

And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

Psalm 144:1 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Psalm 144:2 · BSB

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Also

Isaiah 8:17

Isaiah 8:17 · BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

21For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

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