used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
covenantnounUS /ˈkʌvənənt/
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
design'd
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From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
set up or found
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
gavest
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From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
how
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From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
Lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
manifestedverbUS /ˈmænəfestəd/
past form of “manifest” — provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
used to form the superlative
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
ne'eradverbUS /ner/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
not any; not one
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
seeketh
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From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
express in words
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
Toplady's
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From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
literature in metrical form
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
precisely as stated
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I have often found it very blessed to wait _for_ the Lord; in waiting on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this verse of Good Mr. Toplady’s was sweet to my soul:— “But, Lord, if thou ne’er hast design’d No covenant blessing for me; Then tell me how it is I find Such a sweetness in waiting for thee?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
at the time that
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading To — What the Holy Spirit has declared in his Word, all the Lord’s children find most blessed; the Lord is good to them that wait for him; to the soul that seeketh him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Thou hast manifested thy name to the men thou gavest me out of the world.”
ZionnounUS /ˈzaɪən/
originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem
From this reading The Lord will arise, in his own time, and have mercy upon Zion, when the set time to favour her is come.
