Shīpiān 33:20

20 Wǒmen de xīn xiàng lái dĕnghòu Yēhéhuá . tā shì wǒmen de bāngzhu , wǒmen de dùnpái .

Shīpiān 33:20 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 33:20

Our soul waiteth for the Lord
This, and what follows, are the words of the church, expressing her expectation, faith, and joy, by reason of what is suggested in the preceding verses. She signifies her expectation of good by waiting for the Lord; either for his coming in the flesh, and salvation by him; for which the patriarchs, prophets, and all the Old Testament saints, waited, ( Genesis 49:18 ) ( Isaiah 25:9 ) ; and so the Targum paraphrases it, "our soul waiteth for the redemption of the Lord"; or for his spiritual coming, his appearance to them, and gracious presence with them, he having been for some time absent; and it is right and good so to do, and in the issue proves advantageous, ( Isaiah 8:17 ) ( Lamentations 3:26 ) ; and this being soul waiting, it denotes the heartiness, sincerity, and earnestness of it;

he [is] our help and our shield;
the Lord is the help of his people in time of trouble, when none else is or can be; and he is a present one, and helps right early, and at the best season: and he is their shield, who encompasses them about with his love and favour, and keeps them by his power in the greatest safety; all which encourages their waiting upon him, and expectation of good things from him.

Shīpiān 33:20 In-Context

18 Yēhéhuá de yǎnmù , kàn gù jìngwèi tāde rén , hé yǎngwàng tā cíaì de rén ,

19 Yào jiù tāmende méng tuōlí sǐwáng , bìng shǐ tāmen zaì jīhuāng zhōng cún huó .

20 Wǒmen de xīn xiàng lái dĕnghòu Yēhéhuá . tā shì wǒmen de bāngzhu , wǒmen de dùnpái .

21 Wǒmen de xīn bì kào tā huānxǐ , yīnwei wǒmen xiàng lái yǐkào tāde shèng míng .

22 Yēhéhuá a , qiú nǐ zhào zhe wǒmen suǒ yǎngwàng nǐde , xiàng wǒmen shīxíng cíaì .