My soul waits for the Lord more than sentries wait for the morning, more than sentries for the morning. The simile comparing soul's waiting to watchmen's longing for dawn reinforces both intensity and inevitability of hope's realization. Sentries wait through darkness for certainty that morning will come; similarly, the faithful soul waits through spiritual darkness for assured arrival of God's presence and mercy. The doubling of the simile emphasizes the depths of yearning and the constancy of faith. Watchmen serve no purpose if dawn never comes; they wait because daybreak is certain. The faithful wait for God with equivalent assurance that His mercy is as inevitable and reliable as sunrise.

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