As a wayfaring man ... —No image could paint more vividly the sense of abandonment which weighed on the prophet’s heart. Israel ha…

For our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why should you be as a…

I have said that the former verse is confirmed by these words. For since the Prophet mentions God's own name to Him, we must consider the cause of …

O the hope of Israel
The author, object, ground, and foundation of hope of all good things, both here and hereafter;…

The people were in tears. But it was the cry of their trouble and their sin, rather than of their prayer. Let us be thankful for the mercy of water…

Here, the prophet begins to pray to God for the people.