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Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
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A Crucial Turning Point
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a pivotal moment. After reflecting on the emptiness and futility of worldly pursuits, the psalmist makes a conscious turn. He stops looking for answers or satisfaction in the world and deliberately shifts his focus to God. Scholars like Spurgeon describe this as stepping from 'sand to the rock.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And now, Lord, what wait I for? – From considering a vain world—of the fruitless efforts of humanity, of whatever perplexed, embarr…
19th Century
Anglican
And now, Lord ... —“If such is man’s condition, what,” says the psalmist, “is my expectation?” We seem to hear the deep sigh with …
Baptist
And now, Lord—
If all earthly things are nothing but emptiness—
What wait I for?
"I wait for nothing here, for …
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16th Century
Protestant
And now, O Lord, what do I wait for? David, having acknowledged that his heart had been too much under the influence of ardent and impetuo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And now, Lord, what wait I for ? &c.] Look for, or expect, in this view of things? not long life, since the days of …
There is no solid satisfaction to be gained from the creature; but it is to be found in the Lord, and in communion with him. We should be driven to…
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13th Century
Catholic
The psalmist confessed that he suffered affliction for his sin; now here he promises caution in the future.
The title is for th…
