I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Waiting for God the way a night watchman waits for morning: tired, longing, and sure the dawn will come.
KJV2Lord, 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.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
A voice calls for a road through the desert for God. The Gospels hear it in John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (9:5 in some Catholic Bibles).
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
The light keeps shining in the dark, and the darkness has not put it out. “Comprehended” can mean grasped or overcome.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Paul’s prayer for you: may the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust Him, until you overflow with hope.