Psalms 33:20
Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
In Context
19To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.
21For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, so that the Hagarites, and those with them, were given into their power. For they sent up prayers to God in the fight, and he gave ear to them, because they put their faith in him.
Psalms 62:1To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 115:9O Israel, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.
Psalms 144:1A Psalm. Of David. Praise be to the God of my strength, teaching my hands the use of the sword, and my fingers the art of fighting:
Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, See, this is our God; we have been waiting for him, and he will be our saviour: this is the Lord in whom is our hope; we will be glad and have delight in his salvation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:13-22
God's Sovereign Power. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver… Read the whole commentary →