Charles Spurgeon Commentary Genesis 49:18

"I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah." — Genesis 49:18 (ASV)

I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

But he soon resumed his prophecy:

I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.

What a happy breathing space is this! When you and I also are near our journey's end, may we be able to say, as Jacob did, "I have waited for your salvation, O Lord." He could not have said that once.

This is the very Jacob who had, in his earlier days, been full of crafty policy, and tricks and schemes; but he has done with all that now, and he is able truthfully to say, "I have waited for your salvation, O Lord."