Psalms 40:1. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
"I waited." Do not beggars wait long at a fellow-creature’s door for some pitiful alms, and should not I be content to linger at Mercy’s gate for such great boons as I am craving? "I waited patiently." Well may we tarry in patience till Jehovah’s time to help, since we know that "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him; and if he be pitiful, we can well afford to be patient, "I waited patiently for Jehovah." Those who have been most mighty in prayer have sometimes had to wait for the answers to their supplications. Do not expect the Lord to hear thee today or tomorrow. He may hear thee before thou speakest, according to his promise, "Before they call, I will answer;" but he may, for the trial of thy faith, make thee wait. Art thou able to wait? Then thou art certain to receive a great blessing. "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me," bowed down out of heaven, inclined unto me, stooped to me, thought well of me, and of my prayer also, "and heard my cry."
Psalms 40:1. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
"I waited." Do not beggars wait long at a fellow-creature’s door for some pitiful alms, and should not I be content to linger at Mercy’s gate for such great boons as I am craving? "I waited patiently." Well may we tarry in patience till Jehovah’s time to help, since we know that "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him; and if he be pitiful, we can well afford to be patient, "I waited patiently for Jehovah." Those who have been most mighty in prayer have sometimes had to wait for the answers to their supplications. Do not expect the Lord to hear thee today or tomorrow. He may hear thee before thou speakest, according to his promise, "Before they call, I will answer;" but he may, for the trial of thy faith, make thee wait. Art thou able to wait? Then thou art certain to receive a great blessing. "I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me," bowed down out of heaven, inclined unto me, stooped to me, thought well of me, and of my prayer also, "and heard my cry."