Parallel Verses

Amplified


Be strong and let your hearts take courage,
All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who hope in the Lord.

King James Version

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Holman Bible

Be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord.

International Standard Version

Be strong, and let your heart be courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD. A Davidic instruction.

A Conservative Version

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye who hope in LORD.

American Standard Version

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

Put away fear and let your heart be strong, all you whose hope is in the Lord.

Darby Translation

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye waiting for Jehovah.

King James 2000

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be strong and let your heart show strength, all [you] who wait for Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

Be strong, and He will make your heart stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be strong, and he shall establish your heart, all ye that put your trust in the LORD.

NET Bible

Be strong and confident, all you who wait on the Lord!

New Heart English Bible

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.

Webster

Be of good courage, and he will strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

World English Bible

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. By David. A contemplative psalm.

Youngs Literal Translation

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

Context Readings

A Plea For Protection

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O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]
And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.
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Be strong and let your hearts take courage,
All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.


Cross References

Psalm 27:14


Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

Psalm 29:11


The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 138:3


On the day I called, You answered me;
And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.

Psalm 146:5


How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel),
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Isaiah 35:3-4


Encourage the exhausted, and make staggering knees firm.

Luke 22:31-32

“Simon, Simon (Peter), listen! Satan has demanded permission to sift [all of] you like grain;

Romans 15:12-13

Again Isaiah says,

There shall be a root of Jesse,
He who arises to rule [as King] over the Gentiles,
In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”

Colossians 1:11

[we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy;

Hebrews 12:12-13

So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble.

James 5:10-11

As an example, brothers and sisters, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord [as His messengers and representatives].

1 Peter 1:21

and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.

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