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Waiting
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Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
Rest in Jehovah, 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.
But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
O Jehovah, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou our arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.
Rest in Jehovah, 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. — read the full passage →
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. — read the full passage →
My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation.
For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain. — read the full passage →
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
Because ofhis strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me:
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →
Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. — read the full passage →
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.
The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — read the full passage →
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame.
so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.
and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →
Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →
My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation. — read the full passage →
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living. — read the full passage →
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield. — read the full passage →
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
He only is my rock and my salvation: He ismy high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Behold, as the eyes of servantslook unto the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid unto the hand of her mistress; So our eyeslook unto Jehovah our God, Until he have mercy upon us.
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →
In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him. — read the full passage →
For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more thanwatchmen for the morning.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →
These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.