The psalmist, aware of his people’s faithfulness, is equally confident of God’s response to repentance (cf. Neh 1:7-9). Israel was still waiting when Simeon took the child in his arms and said: ‘My eyes have seen your salvation’ (Lk 2:30). He held the infant Son of Man, who came to give his life for the redemption of many (Mk 10:45)—‘with the Lord, fullness of redemption.’ But since this has happened, how can we Christians still wait for it? How can we sing the psalm? For although we have been called, we are not yet chosen; although heirs, we have not yet received the inheritance. Out of these depths, our call must be constant; if it is continuous, it may also become our confidence. And some peoples’ waiting is a purifying fire. This, more than anything else, is their psalm.