John Trapp on Isaiah 30:18

Ver. 18. And therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you] This it a wonderful condeſcenſion; i. e. God tarrieth looking for thee to ſhew thee mercy, Serm. of Repent. as Mr. Bradford rendreth it; if thou wert ripe, he is ready. But never think that he will lay cordials upon full and foul ſtomachs, faith another grave Divine;D. Harris. that he will ſcarf thy bones before they be ſet, and lap up thy ſores before they be ſearcht. God chooſeth the fitteſt times to hear and help his ſuppliants, Iſa. 49.8. with Pſal. 69.13. opportunitatem opitulandi expectat. Be patient therefore brethren, untill the coming of the Lord, Jam. 5.7. Let your equanimity, your longanimity be known to all men: the Lord is at hand, Phil. 4, 5.

And therefore will he be exalted] He will get up to his tribunal or throne of grace, that if ye repent ye may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need, Heb. 4.16.

For the Lord is a God of jugdement] i. e. He is a wiſe God that knoweth beſt when to deal forth his favours, and where to place his benefits.

Bleſſed are all they that wait for him] Wait his leaſure, & non cerebri ſui ſectantur conſilia, and ſeek not to get off by indirect courſes. Thoſe though they ſhould die in a waiting condition, yet cannot but be happy, becauſe God hath ſaid here, Bleſſed are all they that wait for him.