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Look unto Jehovah--be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter; — read the full passage →

And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, <FI>saith he,<Fi> `Ye did hear of me;

I hoped <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.

Do not say, `I recompense evil,' Wait for Jehovah, and He delivereth thee.

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield <FI>is<Fi> He,

Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him.

Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.

Only--for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him <FI>is<Fi> my hope.

I hoped <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited. — read the full passage →

and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect <FI>it<Fi> .

For yet the vision <FI>is<Fi> for a season, And it breatheth for the end, and doth not lie, If it tarry, wait for it, For surely it cometh, it is not late.

Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him. — read the full passage →

For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter;

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou <FI>art<Fi> the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off--thou seest!

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!

Lo, as eyes of men-servants <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant <FI>Are<Fi> unto the hand of her mistress, So <FI>are<Fi> our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

Even from antiquity <FI>men<Fi> have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.

Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. Only--toward God <FI>is<Fi> my soul silent, From Him <FI>is<Fi> my salvation. — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

And I have waited for Jehovah, Who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob, And I have looked for Him.

And, now, what have I expected? O Lord, my hope--it <FI>is<Fi> of Thee.

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. Only--toward God <FI>is<Fi> my soul silent, From Him <FI>is<Fi> my salvation.

and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead--Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield <FI>is<Fi> He, — read the full passage →

Jehovah, <FI>at<Fi> morning Thou hearest my voice, <FI>At<Fi> morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

Therefore, wait for Me--an affirmation of Jehovah, For the day of My rising for prey, For My judgment <FI>is<Fi> to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them Mine indignation, All the heat of Mine anger, For by the fire of My jealousy consumed is all the earth.

Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited <FI>on<Fi> Thee.

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living! — read the full passage →

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Become not yoked with others--unbelievers, for what partaking <FI>is there<Fi> to righteousness and lawlessness?

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices. — read the full passage →

Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me. — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

For we--wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth--no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,

For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await--the Lord Jesus Christ--

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

Because of this I say to you, all whatever--praying--ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

Are there among the vanities of the nations any causing rain? And do the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah our God? And we wait for thee, for Thou--Thou hast done all these!

Near <FI>is<Fi> My righteousness, Gone out hath My salvation and Mine arms, Peoples they judge, on Me isles do wait, Yea, on Mine arm they do wait with hope.

O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.

I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done <FI>it<Fi> , And I wait <FI>on<Fi> Thy name for <FI>it is<Fi> good before Thy saints!

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time, — read the full passage →

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but--to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul, — read the full passage →

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength. — read the full passage →

The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

My soul <FI>is<Fi> for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!

If a man dieth--doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.

because the Lord himself, in a shout, in the voice of a chief-messenger, and in the trump of God, shall come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ shall rise first, — read the full passage →

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

These things having said, Jesus went forth with his disciples beyond the brook of Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, himself and his disciples, — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'