363 FORGIVENESS OF SIN. soul of the Psalmist in this his expectation of Jeho- vah. The earnest engagement of his soul in this duty rises above what he can express. Therefore he pro- ceeds, "My soul waiteth for the Lord," that is, expects him, looks for him, waits for his coming to me in love, and with forgiveness, " more than the watchers for the morning, thé watchers for the morning." The words may refer generally to those who keep the watch of the night, as they look, and long for, and expect the morn- ing, when being dismissed from their guard, they may take the sleep they need and desire; or, they may refer to watching in the temple as the Chaldee paraphrast renders the words : "more than they that look for the morning- watch, which they carefully observe, that they may offer the morning sacrifice." In this sense, as the watchers in the temple look diligently for the appear- ance of the morning, that they may with joy offer the morning sacrifice in the appointed season ; so, and with more diligence, does my soul wait for Jehovah. We have then the expression of the duty on which he was intent, earnest waiting for Jehovah ; the foun- dation of his waiting and expectation; that is, the word of God, the word of promise ; he diligently hoped in the word ; and the frame of his spirit in this duty, and the manner of his performance of it, as expressed in the words themselves that he uses in the emphatical reduplication, yea, triplication of his expression, " I wait for God, my soul waiteth for God, my soul for the Lord;" and in the comparison instituted between his discharge of his duty, and other performances of a cor- poreal watch, with the greatest care and diligence, " more than they that watch for the morning."
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=