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John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 130:6
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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My soul [waiteth] for the Lord, etc.] This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and to show the vehement and constant disposition of his mind towards the Lord; as well as for the sake of what follows: more than they that watch for the morning: [I say, more than] they that watch for the morning; or, “more than the morning watchers, that watch for or until the morning”f1780; than watchmen of cities, or the keepers of the wails, as Aben Ezra; those who are upon the last morning watch, and are looking out for the morning light; that they may go off from duty, and lie down and sleep: or than those that sit up with sick persons; who, being solitary and melancholy, as well as want sleep, long for the morning, that they may have some refreshment: or rather than the priests and Levites that watched in the temple, that waited for the morning, that they might be relieved by others; or else than those of that function, who were very diligent to observe the break of day, that they might enter upon their morning sacrifices; of which are many instances in the Misnahf1781. So the Targum, “more than they that observe the morning watches, which they observe to offer up the morning sacrifice:” and Kimchi’s paraphrase is, “who rise in the morning watches to pray.” The coming of Christ is said to be as the morning; and the light of God’s countenance is comparable to the morning light; the discoveries of pardoning grace are through the bright shining of the sun of righteousness, and is the healing that is in his wings; and salvation and deliverance from any distress Is light that breaks forth as the morning: all and each of these are more desirable, and more to be waited for, than the natural light of the morning; (see <102304>2 Samuel 23:4) (<280603>Hosea 6:3 <193004>Psalm 30:4 <390402>Malachi 4:2 <235808>Isaiah 58:8).
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