Waiting on the Lord (vv. 1, 5) does not mean being idle or indifferent because sometimes waiting is harder than working. For your waiting to be meaningful and spiritually productive, do what David did.
Wait silently (1, 5). This means not telling your trials to everybody who will listen or even telling them repeatedly to the Lord. When a child rests in the arms of the mother or father, there is no need to make noise. Much talk is sometimes evidence of little faith.
Wait expectantly (5). God will work as you trust Him and let Him have His way. Your hope is not in human or material resources (vv. 9–10) but in the power of God (v. 11).
Wait continually (8). It is not easy to wait “at all times,” especially when you feel that God is not following your schedule. If your times are in His hands (Ps. 31:15), you will have perfect peace as you wait for Him to work (Isa. 26:3).
