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I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
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Waiting is an Active Trust
Commentators explain that the psalmist's 'waiting' is not passive. The repetition 'I wait, my soul waits' signifies an intense, earnest, and all-encompassing act of dependence. It involves the whole person—heart and soul—actively looking to God as their only source of help, whether with eager expectation or quiet resignation to His will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I wait for the Lord — That is, in this state of distress and trouble — from these “depths” of woe, and sorrow, and conviction of si…
19th Century
Anglican
I wait. —The Hebrew expresses, I have been waiting, and still wait. Mark the earnestness in the repetiti…
Baptist
Out of the depths have I cried to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
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16th Century
Protestant
I have waited for Jehovah. After testifying in general that God is ready to show mercy to poor sinners who turn to Him, the Psalmist concl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I wait for the Lord For his gracious presence and the light of his countenance, being in darkness, as well as in the…
It is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace and the working of his power. We must hope only for what he has promised in his w…
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