Psalms 131:3
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, both now and forevermore.
BSB
ASV
O Israel, hope in Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.
KJV
Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.
But he does not demand this living bread from heaven for himself alone, he encourages all mankind to hope for it by saying: Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for evermore. He sets no temporal limit to our hope, he bids our faithful expectation stretch out into infinity. We are to hope for ever and ever, winning the hope of future life through the hope of our present life which we have in Christ Jesus our Lord, Who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen.
Though David could himself wait patiently and quietly for the crown designed him, yet perhaps Israel, the people whose darling he was, would be ready to attempt something in favour of him before the time; and therefore endeavours to quiet them too, and bids them hope in the Lord that they should see a happy change of the face of affairs in due time.
Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever. See how lovingly a man who is weaned from self thinks of others! David thinks of his people, and loses himself in his care for Israel. How he prizes the grace of hope! He has given up the things which are seen, and therefore he values the treasures which are not seen except by the eyes of hope. There is room for the largest hope when self is gone, ground for eternal hope when transient things no longer hold the mastery of our spirits.
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Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
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Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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Psalms 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
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In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
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Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
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But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.