Wait

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• Psalms 27:14

  Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

• Isaiah 40:31

  But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

• Psalms 37:7

  Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

• Isaiah 30:18

  And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

• Micah 7:7

  Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

• James 5:7–8

  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

• Psalms 130:5

  I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

• Acts 1:4

  And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

• Proverbs 20:22

  Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

• Psalms 33:20

  Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

• Lamentations 3:25

  The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

• Psalms 38:15

  For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

• Psalms 62:5

  My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

• Psalms 130:5–6

  I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

• Romans 8:25

  But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

• Lamentations 3:25–26

  The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

• Habakkuk 2:3

  For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

• Psalms 37:9

  For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

• Psalms 40:1

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

• Hebrews 6:15

  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

• Galatians 5:5

  For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

• 1 Corinthians 1:7

  So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

• Psalms 25:5

  Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

• James 5:7

  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

• Psalms 37:34

  Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

• Romans 12:2

  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• Galatians 6:9

  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

• Genesis 49:18

  I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

• Psalms 123:2

  Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

• Romans 12:12

  Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

• 2 Peter 3:9

  The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

• Isaiah 64:4

  For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

• Psalms 25:3

  Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

• Psalms 62:1–2

  To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

• Proverbs 3:5–6

  Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

• Hebrews 13:8

  Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

• Psalms 39:7

  And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

• Isaiah 8:17

  And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

• Psalms 62:1

  To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

• Titus 2:13

  Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;