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Psalms 130
1.Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
2.Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
3.If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
4.But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
5.I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
6.My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
7.Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
8.And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
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Why does the psalmist repeat waiting and watching for the Lord?
The psalmist repeats waiting and watching to show deep, patient longing: “my soul doth wait” and “more than they that watch for the morning.” The double phrasing makes waiting into an active, sustained hope rooted in God’s word rather than a passive pause.
That persistent waiting links to the psalm’s assurance of pardon and redemption—because “with the LORD there is mercy” the speaker can endure expectancy. This mirrors the trust taught in Habakkuk’s watchful waiting and in the New Testament’s emphasis on patient hope found in Romans 8.
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