Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Conclusion. Believers testify their joy and trust in the Lord as their 'help and shield,' and pray that Yahweh's "mercy" may be upon them, according as their "hope" is in Him.
Our soul waiteth - with intent expectation, as the Hebrew implies. So Israel's forefather, Jacob, on his death-bed (Genesis 49:18).