Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOur soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. Young's Literal Translation Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He, King James Bible Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield. Hebrew Our soulנַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ (nap̄·šê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion waits חִכְּתָ֣ה (ḥik·kə·ṯāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2442: To adhere to, to await for the LORD; לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is our help עֶזְרֵ֖נוּ (‘ez·rê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 5828: A help, helper and our shield. וּמָגִנֵּ֣נוּ (ū·mā·ḡin·nê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile |