Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. In his word; wherein he hath declared his merciful nature, Exodus 34:6,7, and his gracious purpose and promises for the pardoning of sinners. In these two verses he doth four times make mention of his hope, and attendance upon God and his word, to let us see how sure a hold we should take on God, and with how many temptations our faith is assaulted, when we can see no reason thereof. Psalm 130:5, ESV: "I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;" Psalm 130:5, KJV: "I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope." If God does not interpose, there is no deliverer; that he will interpose we may feel assured, if we come to him with a humble, a believing, and a penitent heart. It makes the blessing the sweeter when it arrives. BibliographyEllicott, Charles John. Joseph Benson's Commentary. "Commentary on Psalms 130:5". And in his word do I hope — Wherein he hath declared his merciful nature, Exodus 34:6-7, and his gracious purpose and promises for the pardoning of sinners. We pronounce this a most blessed posture of the believer. On the other hand, we must not only wait, but blend believing hope with our waiting-not wait in apathy, much less wait as those tired of hoping and so ceasing to hope (Habakkuk 2:3). Verse 5. I wait for the Lord—Both for his time and method of deliverance, leaving all to his sovereign will. The Psalmist adds, in the concluding clause, that what supported his patience was the confidence which he reposed in the divine promises. 1832. This page was last modified on September 15, 2017, at 5:16 AM. Psalm 40:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The *psalmist (the person that wrote the psalm) could not get out of the hole. It practises the patience of faith. --James Vaughan. 5. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/psalms-130.html. I believe that he will fulfill that promise, and that I shall find a gracious answer to my prayers. Expecting him to come to me in love, I quietly wait for his appearing; I wait upon him in service, and for him in faith. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in his word do I hope. Faith doth ultimately centre in the Deity. But more probably, looking at the place which it occupies, and at the whole tenor of the Psalm, and its line of thought, "The Lord" he waited for so intently was that full sense of safety, peace, and love which God's felt presence gives, and which is, indeed, nothing else but the coming of the Lord most sensibly and palpably into an anxious and longing heart. I wait and I wait -- mark the repetition! Wearied with traversing in vain the wide circle of human expedients; coming to the end of all your own wisdom, strength, and resources; your uneasy, jaded spirit is brought into this resting posture of waiting on, and waiting for, the Lord; and thus folds its drooping wings upon the very bosom of God. My soul doth wait — I wait for him in sincerity, and not in profession only; with fervency, and not in a spirit of lukewarmness and indifference. This site is a proud member of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of Salem Media Group. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-130.html. "I wait for the Lord", -- spiritually, with my deepest thoughts -- in the very centre of my being -- "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait." Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Because what he gives is worth waiting for. So Christ expounds it (Mt 12:21), rendering that of the prophet ( Isaiah 42:1-4 ), "The isles shall wait for his law", thus, "In his name shall the Gentiles trust." 1909-1922. It is well to deal with the Lord intensely. They waited in the depths, and they are not now wearied with waiting in a happier condition. of
Popular videos include worship music from your favorite Christian artists, cute videos with adorable kids and animals, Although the Prophet here speaks to himself for the purpose of confirming his faith, yet there is no doubt that he suggests to all the children of God like matter of confidence in reference to themselves. --G. R. It is the posture of rest. 1983-1999. We are to wait for God: "I wait for the Lord." PSALM 130:5-6. No man will wait at all for that which he hath no hope of, and he who hath hope will wait always. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/psalms-130.html. This is a fine metaphor: God is one point, the human heart is the other; and the extended cord between both is the earnest believing desire of the soul. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/psalms-130.html. --Condensed from "Soul Depths and Soul Heights", by Octavius Winslow, 1874.