Psalm 130:5
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Cross-reference
Psalm 27:14 echoes the same command to wait for the Lord, reinforcing the theme of patient hope in God's word.
Psalm 119:114 repeats 'I hope in your word' — same hope in God's word as refuge.
Psalm 119:81 also says 'I hope in your word' — identical expression of waiting and hoping.
Psalm 119:49 directly echoes hoping in God's word — the same phrase 'hope in your word' as in Psalm 130:5.
Psalm 62:5 explicitly combines waiting and hope — mirroring the same two elements of expectant trust and confident expectation.
Psalm 33:20 uses the identical phrase 'our soul waits for the LORD' — echoing the same posture of expectant trust.
Psalm 39:7 asks 'for what do I wait?' and declares hope in God — closely parallels the waiting and hoping in Psalm 130:5.
Psalm 119:147 says 'I hope in your words' — almost identical hope in God's word as in Psalm 130:5.
Psalm 123:2 uses the same image of servants watching their master's hand — a posture of expectant waiting on God.
Psalm 40:1 recounts waiting patiently that led to being heard — broadening the theme of patient hope in God.
Psalm 52:9 expresses waiting for God's name — parallel theme of patient trust, though less directly about His word.
Psalm 119:42 similarly trusts in God's word for defense — reinforcing the theme of hope anchored in His promises.
Isaiah 8:17 pairs waiting and hoping together — identical to this verse — while adding the context of God hiding his face.
Genesis 49:18 uses the identical cry 'I wait for your salvation' — Jacob's own expression of hope echoes the psalmist's waiting.
Isaiah 30:18 promises blessing for those who wait — reinforcing the hope, while also revealing that God himself waits to be gracious.
Anna in Luke 2:38 also waits for redemption — another NT example of the patient hope the psalmist expresses, now realized in Christ.
Simeon in Luke 2:25 embodies the same waiting for salvation — now focused on the Messiah, fulfilling the hope expressed here.
In James 5:8, the call to establish hearts in patient waiting directly mirrors the psalmist's hope in the Lord.
Galatians 5:5 speaks of waiting for the hope of righteousness through the Spirit — a NT parallel to soul-waiting.
Romans 8:25 describes patient waiting for what is not yet seen — NT expression of the same hope-filled waiting.
Habakkuk 2:3 urges waiting for a promised vision that will come — even if it delays, it will not disappoint.
Hosea 12:6 calls Israel to wait on God continually as part of returning to Him — same active waiting.
Lamentations 3:26 pairs hoping with quietly waiting for salvation — reinforcing the patient hope of Psalm 130.
Lamentations 3:25 directly states that the LORD is good to those who wait for Him — a clear echo of the same stance.
Jeremiah 14:22 reasons that since only God gives rain, we wait on Him — connecting waiting with trust in His sovereignty.
Isaiah 64:4 celebrates what God prepares for those who wait — unseen blessings beyond human experience.
In 2 Thessalonians 3:5, Paul prays for steadfastness, echoing the psalmist's patient hope in the Lord's word.
Hebrews 6:18 anchors hope in God's unchangeable promise — similar to hoping in His word in Psalm 130:5.
Isaiah 26:8 expands waiting to include longing for God's name — a broader communal expression of the same soul-waiting.