Isaiah 33:2

O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.

Young's Literal Translation

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, spoiler! and thou not spoiled, And treacherous! and they dealt not treacherously with thee, When thou dost finish, O spoiler, thou art spoiled, When thou dost finish dealing treacherously, They deal treacherously with thee.

3From the voice of a multitude fled have peoples, From thine exaltation scattered have been nations.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:3Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

Psalms 33:22Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

Psalms 46:1To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' — A song. God [is] to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

Psalms 50:15And call Me in a day of adversity, I deliver thee, and thou honourest Me.

Psalms 62:1To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. — A Psalm of David. Only — toward God [is] my soul silent, From Him [is] my salvation.

Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth 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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