Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageFor the choir director. A psalm of David. I waited and kept on waiting for Yahweh; He leaned down toward me and heard my desperate cry.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GTo the worship director. Of David. A Mizmor. I waited, yes, waited for YHWH, and He inclined toward me and heard my cry for help.
KJV
King James VersionTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Footnotes
The superscription לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר (lamnatzeach l'David mizmor) constitutes Hebrew verse 1, here incorporated into the English verse 1 per standard translation convention. *Mizmor* (מִזְמוֹר) denotes a song performed with plucked instrumentation — more specific than the general *shir* (song). *Lamnatzeach* ('to the one who excels/triumphs') designates a worship director; some connect the root *natzach* to endurance or victory, suggesting liturgical use in contexts of sustained hope. The opening verb is an emphatic infinitive absolute construction — *qavvoh qivviti* (קַוֹּה קִוִּיתִי) — literally 'waiting, I waited,' conveying anguished, sustained expectation rather than passive resignation. FOG renders this with 'yes, waited' to echo the doubled emphasis; FOG Message brings out the ongoing aspect with 'kept on waiting.'