In these three verses, each beginning in the Hebrew with the word "good," we have, first, the fundamental idea that Yahweh Himself is good. If He i…

Quietly wait. —Literally, wait in silence: i.e., abstain from murmurs and complaints.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.…

It is, indeed, an abrupt phrase when he says, "Good and he will wait," for these words are without a subject; but as it is a general statement, the…

[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait, and so on. This follows from the former; for if God is good …

Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…

Here he shows the divine mercy through the expectation of future benefits.