Psalm 130:6
Verse 6 of 8. The 130th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Psalm 130:6 in the World English Bible
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.Read Psalm 130:6 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 130:6
The psalmist engages himself to trust in God and to wait for him, v. 5, 6. Observe, 1. His dependence upon God, expressed in a climax, it being a a song of degrees, or ascents: "I wait for the Lord; from him I expect relief and comfort, believing it will come, longing till it does come, but patiently bearing the delay of it, and resolving to look for it from no other hand.
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 130:5–8: Encouragement to Trust in and Depend upon God.
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