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Psalms 27:14

Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wait on the Lord,.... This, with what follows, is spoken by the psalmist either to himself or to others, or it may be to both, upon the rich experience he declares in Psa 27:13, it becomes believers…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Wait on the Lord - This is the sum of all the instruction in the psalm; the main lesson which the psalm is designed to convey. The object is to induce others, from the experience of the psalmist, to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 27:7-14

David in these verses expresses,

I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Psalmist addresses himself, and encourages himself to patience. His faith rebukes his faintness.

Be of good courage R.V., Be strong, and let thine heart take courage. Cp. Psa 31:24; Deu 31:7; Jos…