Isaiah 33:2

O Yahweh! shew us favour,—For thee, have we waited,—Be thou their arm every morning, Yea our salvation in the time of distress.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

1Alas! thou plunderer when, thou, hadst not been plundered, And thou traitor when they had not betrayed thee: When thou hast ceased plundering, thou shalt be plundered, When thou hast left off betraying, they shall betray thee.

3At the noise of a tumult, the peoples retreated,—When thou didst lift thyself up, nations were scattered.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:3Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause!

Psalms 33:22Be thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, upon us, According as we have waited for thee.

Psalms 46:1God—for us, is a refuge and strength, A help in distresses, soon found.

Psalms 50:15Call upon me, then, in the day of distress, I will deliver thee, that thou mayest glorify me.

Psalms 62:1Surely, towards God, silence [becometh] my soul, From him, is my salvation:

Psalms 62:8Trust ye in him all ye assembly of the people, Pour out, before him, your heart, God, is a refuge for us. [Selah.]

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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