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For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.
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Hope Fuels Patience
Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain that David's ability to remain silent and patient amidst suffering comes directly from his hope in God. He trusts that God will ultimately answer and vindicate him. This teaches that a firm hope in God's future action is the source of strength to endure present trials without lashing out or despairing.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For in you, O Lord, do I hope - This shows the reason or ground of his patience. He committed his whole cause to God. He believed that God w…
19th Century
Anglican
You will hear. — You is emphatic.
Baptist
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, O LORD, do I hope:
What sublime faith there …
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16th Century
Protestant
For on thee, O Jehovah! do I wait. David here shows the source of his patience. It consisted in this: trusting in the grace of God, he ove…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For in thee, O Lord, do I hope That he would plead his cause against his accusers and revilers, and who sought his h…
Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist pleaded for divine help: judge, O Lord, those who wrong me (Psalms 34:1). He showe…
