"O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of…" — Isaiah 33:2

Isaiah 33:2 · KJV

“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.”

— Isaiah 33:2

Verse 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.

Verse 3

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

Isaiah 33 — Context

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.

At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

And your spoil shall be gathered {like} the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Blessed {be} God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Isaiah 30:18-19

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD {is} a God of judgment: blessed {are} all they that wait for him.

Isaiah 59:16

And he saw that {there was} no man, and wondered that {there was} no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

Psalms 60:11

Give us help from trouble: for vain {is} the help of man. {help of man: Heb. salvation, etc}

Psalms 62:8

Trust in him at all times; {ye} people, pour out your heart before him: God {is} a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalms 46:1

[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God {is} our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. {for: or, of}

Exodus 14:27

And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. {overthrew: Heb. shook off}

Psalms 130:4-8

But {there is} forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.