I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait. The Lord will wait, that He may be gracious unto them that wait for Him (Isaiah 30:18; Psalms 27:14).
And in his word do I hope - i:e., in His word of premise (Psalms 119:74; Psalms 119:81-82; Psalms 119:114; Psalms 119:147). We must not only hope, but wait patiently the Lord's time of realizing our hope. On the other hand, we must not only wait, but blend believing hope with our waiting-not wait in apathy, much less wait as those tired of hoping and so ceasing to hope (Habakkuk 2:3).