Day Nineteen: Psalm 130:5-6

Written By Joel Limpic

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I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope;
my soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning,
more than watchmen for the morning.

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In verse 5, the psalmist tells us he waits for the LORD, who is Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God. Immediately after in verse 6, the psalmist repeats nearly an identical phrase to verse 5, but uses the name Adonai instead, which highlights God’s sovereignty and power. We wait on a faithful God, but we also wait on One who’s ultimately and mysteriously in charge. We need both these truths as we wait, do we not? We don’t want a God’s faithful and weak or unable to truly help us. We also don’t want a God who’s powerful, but unreliable. We can wait with confidence today and we hold tight to these two truths, one in each hand, as we rehearse the names of God used in Psalm 130. Which name do you need to rehearse today?

Joel Limpic
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