Genesis 49 · Verse 18

Genesis 49:18

I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
Genesis 49:18, King James Version

Genesis 49:18 in other translations

BSBI await Your salvation, O LORD.
WEBI have waited for your salvation, LORD.
ASVI have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
YLTFor Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
DARBYI wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
BBEI have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
WebsterI have waited for thy salvation O LORD.

What does Genesis 49:18 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 49:13-18

Concerning Zebulun: if prophecy says, Zebulun shall be a haven of ships, be sure Providence will so plant him. God appoints the bounds of our habitation. It is our wisdom and duty to accommodate ourselves to our lot, and to improve it; if Zebulun dwell at the heaven of the sea, let him be for a haven of ships. Concerning Issachar: he saw that the land was pleasant, yielding not only pleasant prospects, but pleasant…

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Genesis 49:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִֽישׁוּעָתְךָ֖li.shu.'a.te.Khafor deliverance yourH3444
קִוִּ֥יתִיki.Vi.tiI wait eagerlyH6960
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehO YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Genesis 49:18

  • Psalms 119:174

    I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

  • Isaiah 25:9

    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

  • Psalms 119:166

    Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Psalms 130:5

    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

  • Psalms 40:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

  • Lamentations 3:25

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

  • Luke 2:25

    And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

  • Psalms 25:5-6

    Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:10

    And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  • Mark 15:43

    Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

  • Romans 8:25

    But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 14:7; 25:6; 40:1; 62:1,5; 85:7; 119:41,166,174; 123:2; 130:5
Isa 8:17; 25:9; 36:8; 30:18; 33:2; La 3:25; Mic 7:7; Mt 1:21
Mr 15:43; Lu 1:30; 2:25,30; 23:51; Ro 8:19,25; Ga 5:5; 1Th 1:10

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Context

  • Genesis 49:17

    Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

  • Genesis 49:18

    I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

  • Genesis 49:19

    Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

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Genesis 49:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tu salud esperé, oh Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai attendu ton salut, ô Éternel!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auf deine Rettung harre ich, Jehova!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Salutare tuum expectabo, Domine.