Genesis 49:18

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“I await Your salvation, O LORD.”

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BSBPD

“I await Your salvation, O LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 49:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 14:7Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
  2. Psalms 25:5Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
  3. Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  4. Psalms 62:1In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  5. Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  6. Psalms 85:7Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
  7. Psalms 119:41May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
  8. Psalms 119:166I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
  9. Psalms 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
  10. Psalms 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
  11. Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
  12. Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
  13. Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
  14. Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
  15. Isaiah 33:2O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
  16. Isaiah 36:8Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
  17. Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
  18. Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
  19. Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  20. Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  21. Mark 15:43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  22. Luke 1:30So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
  23. Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  24. Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

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