Psalms 33:20 - Exposition

Our soul waiteth for the Lord (comp. Psalms 25:21 ; Psalms 62:1 , Psalms 62:5 ; Psalms 130:5 , Psalms 130:6 , etc.). Confident in God's good will, and in his power to help us, we wait patiently and cheerfully for him to manifest himself in his own good time. He is our Help and our Shield . We trust in no one and nothing but him—not in armies ( Psalms 33:16 ), not in horses ( Psalms 33:17 ), not in our own strength ( Psalms 33:16 ). He alone is our dependence. (For the use of the metaphor "shield" for defence, see Psalms 5:12 ; Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 28:7 ; Psalms 91:4 ; Psalms 119:114 , etc.)