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Isaiah 33:2
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. (Isaiah 33:2)
Waited for thee.
 See on ch. 25:8, 9.
Their arm.
Many ancient Hebrew manuscripts, the Targums, and the Syriac read “our arm.” Isaiah here asks help for his own people—perhaps especially the defenders of the city. The next phrase, “our salvation,” clearly refers to those with him in Jerusalem.