5 I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
> I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my expectation is from him.
> My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Therefore will Yahweh wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy on you: for Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
Those who fear you will see me and be glad, Because I have put my hope in your word.
Remember your word to your servant, Because you gave me hope.
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Commentary on Psalms 130 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 130
This psalm relates not to any temporal concern, either personal or public, but it is wholly taken up with the affairs of the soul. It is reckoned one of the seven penitential psalms, which have sometimes been made use of by penitents, upon their admission into the church; and, in singing it, we are all concerned to apply it to ourselves. The psalmist here expresses,
And, as in water face answers to face, so does the heart of one humble penitent to another.
A song of degrees.
Psa 130:1-4
In these verses we are taught,
Psa 130:5-8
Here,