“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”
The psalm concludes with exhortation to patience and steadfast courage, addressing both the psalmist himself and the assembled community of worshippers. The verb "wait for the LORD" positions hope not in human agency but in God's timing and intervention. The doubled imperative suggests that maintaining faith requires active resolution and commitment, not passive resignation. The shift to plural suggests that the comfort offered applies to all the faithful facing threats and persecution. The final phrase repeats the opening exhortation, creating circular closure while extending invitation to the assembly. The psalm ends affirming that trust itself constitutes victory.
Church Fathers on Psalms 27:14
Of David himself, before he was anointed. 1. Christ's young soldier speaks, on his coming to the faith. “The Lord is my light, and my salvation: whom shall I fear?” Psalm 26:1. The Lord will give me both knowledge of Himself, and salvation: who shall take me from Him? “The Lord is the Protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” The Lord will repel all the assaults and snares of mine enemy: of no man shall I be afraid. 2. “Whilst the guilty approach unto me to eat up…
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