If, [when] evil cometh upon us, [as] the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name [is] in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
Ver. 9. If when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, &c.] Which is called "evil" by a specialty. "I make peace, and create evil," i.e., war. Isa 45:7 It is here further called a judgment by a specialty.
For thy name is in this house.] And shall it be a mere name? wilt not thou afford us the true signs and effects of thy presence?