Psalms 38 · Verse 15

Psalms 38:15

For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Psalms 38:15, King James Version

Psalms 38:15 in other translations

BSBI wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
WEBFor I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.
ASVFor in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
YLTBecause for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
DARBYFor in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
BBEIn you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
WebsterFor in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

What does Psalms 38:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 38:15-17
15-17. for he is confident the Lord--literally, "Sovereign" (to whom he was a servant), would answer his prayer (Psa 3:4; 4:1), and not permit their triumph in his partial halting, of which he was in danger.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 In thee, O Lord, do I hope - I have no helper but thee. Thou wilt hear, O Lord my God - Thou art eternal in thy compassions, and wilt hear the prayer of a penitent soul. In the printed copies of the Hebrew text we have אדני אלהי Adonai Elohai, Lord my God; but, instead of אדני Adonai, one hundred and two of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. read יהוה Yehovah. As this word is never pronounced by the Jews, and they consider it dreadfully sacred, in reading, wherever it occurs, they pronounce אדני Adonai; and we may well suppose that Jewish scribes, in writing out copies of the sacred Scriptures, would as naturally write Adonai for Yehovah, as they would in reading supply the former for the latter.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 38:12-22

Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the…

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Psalms 38:15 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.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
לְךָ֣le.Khafor you
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
הוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiI have waitedH3176
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
תַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.Nehyou will answerH6030
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
אֱלֹהָֽי\׃'e.lo.HaiGod myH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 38:15

  • Psalms 39:7

    And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

  • Psalms 17:6

    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

  • Psalms 138:3

    In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.

  • Psalms 123:1-3

    A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
in thee, etc. or, thee do I wait for. do.
39:7; 123:1-3
hear. or, answer.
138:3
Lord.Here also, instead of {adonay,} one hundred and two MSS. read {yehowah,} "Jehovah."

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Context

  • Psalms 38:14

    Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

  • Psalms 38:15

    For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

  • Psalms 38:16

    For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

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Psalms 38:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque á ti, oh Jehová, esperé yo: tú responderás, Jehová Dios mío.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis devenu comme un homme qui n’entend point et dans la bouche duquel il n’y a pas de réplique.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn auf dich, Jehova, harre ich; du, du wirst antworten, Herr, mein Gott.