17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. …
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. …
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-22)In these verses we have, I. The unspeakable privilege which the people of God enjoy in having the oracles of God consigned over to them, and being entrusted with the sacred writings. That they may sanctify the Lord of hosts, may make him their fear and find him their sanctuary, bind up the testimony , Isa. 8:16. Note, It is a great instance of God’s care of his church and love to it that he has lo…
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