My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
The soul is called to wait quietly and only upon God, because its hope and expectation come from Him alone. He is the rock, salvation, defense, strength and refuge, the sure source of salvation who can be trusted at all times. To wait upon Him alone is to turn from trust in human ability and from leaning on any other person, and to bring every sorrow, need and trouble to Him for guidance, help and steadiness. Such waiting is done in hushed awe that honors His presence and listens for the still, small voice of His Spirit. When patience is tried, and in severe sickness, pain, sorrow and affliction, this waiting brings refuge, comfort, hope and peace as the heart rests in Him and looks to Him for salvation.
Waiting Only Upon God
The soul is summoned to wait only upon God, quietly and exclusively, because its expectation and hope are from Him alone. The waiting is not divided or partial but single-hearted, resting the whole expectation in Him as its source. Quietness belongs to this waiting, a still and exclusive turning to God Himself.
He is the rock, salvation, defense, strength, and refuge, and the sure source of salvation. Therefore He can be trusted at all times, and the heart can be poured out before Him without reserve. Reliance on Him as strength, defense, and refuge brings steadfastness.
Waiting on God alone means not trusting in human ability. It means not relying on another person for help, but bringing sorrows, needs, and troubles to God. He guides His children, helps them, and keeps them steady. The yearning heart that reaches out after God joins human effort with a divine element.
Silent waiting is hushed awe before God. In that quietness His presence is appreciated. Attentiveness is given to the Spirit's still, small voice.
Trust in Trial and Worship
When patience is tried, the soul is to wait only upon God and look to Him as the source of its expectation. This is the prayer of the faithful steward under test, a call to prayerful reliance on God rather than seeking honor or approval through one's own actions. It forbids a distrustful, fretful spirit and requires patient trust even amid difficulty and temptation.
In severe illness and pain, waiting only on God brings refuge, comfort, and hope, for God alone is rock, defense, salvation, strength, and refuge, to be trusted at all times with the heart poured out before Him. Sorrows, needs, and troubles are to be brought to Him rather than leaning on another person for help, for He guides His children, helps them, and keeps them steady. Peace comes by resting in God and waiting for His salvation and deliverance, looking to Him alone for help and hope. Complete dependence allows His everlasting arms to sustain those who trust and love Him through sorrow and affliction, and in suffering His grace enables faith to endure.
In serving together in Christ, waiting only on God with expectation resting in Him means relying on Him rather than asserting self. The yearning heart waits on Him alone because its expectation is from Him, and reaching out after God joins human effort with a divine element. As the soul reaches out after God and waits on Him and longs for His help, coming to know Him more fully awakens desire to reflect His character and be renewed in His purity.
The words are precious for preparing the heart for religious worship and are suitable for repeated use to that end. The soul is taught to wait only on God and to place its expectation in Him. Study of the psalm teaches quietness before God in silent awe, so that His presence is appreciated and the Spirit's still, small voice is heard, preparing the soul to abide in the Saviour and for the home Christ is preparing.
The soul is called to wait quietly and only upon God, because its hope and expectation come from Him alone. He is the rock, salvation, defense, strength and refuge, the sure source of salvation who can be trusted at all times. To wait upon Him alone is to turn from trust in human ability and from leaning on any other person, and to bring every sorrow, need and trouble to Him for guidance, help and steadiness. Such waiting is done in hushed awe that honors His presence and listens for the still, small voice of His Spirit. When patience is tried, and in severe sickness, pain, sorrow and affliction, this waiting brings refuge, comfort, hope and peace as the heart rests in Him and looks to Him for salvation.
Waiting Only Upon God
The soul is summoned to wait only upon God, quietly and exclusively, because its expectation and hope are from Him alone. The waiting is not divided or partial but single-hearted, resting the whole expectation in Him as its source. Quietness belongs to this waiting, a still and exclusive turning to God Himself.
He is the rock, salvation, defense, strength, and refuge, and the sure source of salvation. Therefore He can be trusted at all times, and the heart can be poured out before Him without reserve. Reliance on Him as strength, defense, and refuge brings steadfastness.
Waiting on God alone means not trusting in human ability. It means not relying on another person for help, but bringing sorrows, needs, and troubles to God. He guides His children, helps them, and keeps them steady. The yearning heart that reaches out after God joins human effort with a divine element.
Silent waiting is hushed awe before God. In that quietness His presence is appreciated. Attentiveness is given to the Spirit's still, small voice.
Trust in Trial and Worship
When patience is tried, the soul is to wait only upon God and look to Him as the source of its expectation. This is the prayer of the faithful steward under test, a call to prayerful reliance on God rather than seeking honor or approval through one's own actions. It forbids a distrustful, fretful spirit and requires patient trust even amid difficulty and temptation.
In severe illness and pain, waiting only on God brings refuge, comfort, and hope, for God alone is rock, defense, salvation, strength, and refuge, to be trusted at all times with the heart poured out before Him. Sorrows, needs, and troubles are to be brought to Him rather than leaning on another person for help, for He guides His children, helps them, and keeps them steady. Peace comes by resting in God and waiting for His salvation and deliverance, looking to Him alone for help and hope. Complete dependence allows His everlasting arms to sustain those who trust and love Him through sorrow and affliction, and in suffering His grace enables faith to endure.
In serving together in Christ, waiting only on God with expectation resting in Him means relying on Him rather than asserting self. The yearning heart waits on Him alone because its expectation is from Him, and reaching out after God joins human effort with a divine element. As the soul reaches out after God and waits on Him and longs for His help, coming to know Him more fully awakens desire to reflect His character and be renewed in His purity.
The words are precious for preparing the heart for religious worship and are suitable for repeated use to that end. The soul is taught to wait only on God and to place its expectation in Him. Study of the psalm teaches quietness before God in silent awe, so that His presence is appreciated and the Spirit's still, small voice is heard, preparing the soul to abide in the Saviour and for the home Christ is preparing.