“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1).

“Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law” (Psalm 119:18).

“It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in” (Isaiah 40:22).

“It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in” (Isaiah 40:22).

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24).

This familiar verse is often quoted, or sung, on the Lord’s Day, or perhaps some other special day. In context, however, it refers to the day on which the Lord’s people would see Him and cry out in joy: “Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the LORD” (Psalm 118:26).