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I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will stand – that is, I would stand now, as a servant awaiting his master.
Upon my watch – or, keep ([Refe…
19th Century
Anglican
The Tower. —The practice of ascending a high place to secure an extensive view suggests the figure here. (See [Reference 2 Kings 9…
Baptist
"I shall look to God, and I shall also look to myself. There shall be an expectation as I gaze upward to my Lord, and there shall also be an examin…
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16th Century
Protestant
We have seen in the first chapter, Habakkuk 1:2–3, that the Prophet spoke in the name of all the faithful. It was indeed a hard struggle…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will stand upon my watch These are the words of the prophet: so the Targum introduces them, ``the prophet said;'' and t…
When tossed and perplexed with doubts about the methods of Providence, we must watch against temptations to be impatient. When we have poured out c…
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