6. Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake. If he were deserted, others who were walking in the same path of faith
would be discouraged and disappointed. Unbelievers are ready enough to catch at
anything which may turn humble faith into ridicule; therefore, O God of all the
armies of Israel, let not my case cause the enemy to blaspheme—such is the
spirit of this verse. Our blessed Lord ever had a tender concern for his
people, and would not have his own oppression of spirit become a source of
discouragement to them. Let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. He appealed to the Lord of hosts by his power to
help him, and now to the God of Israel by his covenant faithfulness to come to
the rescue. He was strengthened in the hour of peril, and came off more than a
conqueror, as we also shall do if we hold fast our confidence even to the end.
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