Psalm 39:7

New International Reader's Version

“Lord, what can I look forward to now? You are the only hope I have.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

“Lord, I look to you to save me.

Job 13:15

Even if God kills me, I’ll still put my hope in him. I’ll argue my case in front of him.

Job 14:2

They grow like flowers, and then they dry up. They are like shadows that quickly disappear.

Psalm 119:166

Lord, I wait for you to save me. I follow your commands.

Psalm 119:81

I deeply long for you to save me. I have put my hope in your word.

Psalm 38:15

Lord, I wait for you to help me. Lord my God, I know you will answer.

Psalm 49:11

Their tombs will remain their houses forever. Their graves will be their homes for all time to come. Naming lands after themselves won’t help either.

Ecclesiastes 2:21

A person might use wisdom, knowledge and skill to do their work. But then they have to leave everything they own to someone who hasn’t worked for it. That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it isn’t fair.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

A man lived all by himself. He didn’t have any sons or brothers. His hard work never ended. But he wasn’t happy with what he had. “Who am I working so hard for?” he asked. “Why don’t I get the things I enjoy?” That doesn’t have any meaning either. In fact, it’s a very bad deal!

Luke 2:25

In Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was a good and godly man. He was waiting for God’s promise to Israel to come true. The Holy Spirit was with him.

Romans 15:13

May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.