Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, have mercy on us: for we have waited for thee: be thou our arm in the morning, and our salvation in the time of trouble.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

In Context

1Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised.

3At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:3Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded.

Psalms 33:22Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.

Psalms 46:1Unto the end, for the sons of Core, for the hidden.

Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalms 62:1Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

Psalms 62:8In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 33:2-13

Assyria Threatened. ( b. c. 710.) 1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 2 O Lord , be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself… Read the whole commentary →

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