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Psalm 33:20

Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

18Behold, the LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,
19to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
20Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
21For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22Let your loving kindness be on us, LORD, since we have hoped in you.
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Waiting for YHWH takes a shared voice here: the people who wait name him as their help and shield.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Both passages name the Lord as the source of help, with Hebrews expressing the courage that comes from that confidence.
Psalm 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.Both speak of waiting for the LORD; Psalm 25 adds the assurance that those who wait for him will not be shamed.
Psalm 27:14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.Psalm 33 declares that the people have waited for the LORD; Psalm 27 urges that waiting with strength and courage.
Psalm 130:5I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.Both describe the soul waiting for the LORD, and Psalm 130 names his word as the ground of hope.
Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.Both express resolve to wait for the LORD, though Isaiah speaks of waiting while God hides his face from Jacob.
Psalm 62:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.Both describe the soul depending on God, naming him as the source of help in one psalm and salvation in the other.
Isaiah 40:31but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not …Both speak of waiting for the LORD; Isaiah describes renewed strength for those who wait.
1 Chronicles 5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he …Both connect trust in God with his help; Chronicles recounts people crying to him and receiving help in battle.
Deuteronomy 33:29You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves …Both name the LORD as his people’s help and shield, with Deuteronomy celebrating Israel’s deliverance from enemies.
Hosea 13:9You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.Both name God as a helper; Hosea addresses Israel’s resistance to him, while the psalm declares dependence on him.
Where this verse fits

Waiting. fear for the future.

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The waiting has no deadline in these words. Yet the people speak with confidence about who God is: their help and their shield.

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