Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 130:7

Let Israel hope in the LORD. This title is applied to all the Lord's people; it sets forth their dignity —they are PRINCES; it refers to their experience —they wrestle with God in prayer, and they prevail. Despondency does not become a prince, much less a Christian. Our God is "THE GOD OF HOPE"; and we should hope in him. Israel should hope in his mercy, in his patience, in his provision, in his plenteous redemption. They should hope for light in darkness; for strength in weakness; for direction in perplexity; for deliverance in danger; for victory in conflict; and for triumph in death. They should hope in God confidently, because he hath promised; prayerfully, for he loves to hear from us; obediently, for his precepts are to be observed by us; and constantly, for he is always the same. —James Smith (1802-1862), in "The Believer's Daily Remembrancer."