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Waiting On God
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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.
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living. — read the full passage →
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.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →
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 →
Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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.
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. — read the full passage →
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.
My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.
And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →
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.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield. — read the full passage →
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.
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.
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.
I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →
I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope.
Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. — read the full passage →
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — read the full passage →
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint. — read the full passage →
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
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:
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →
My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation.
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.
For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
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 I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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 soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him. — read the full passage →
And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation. — read the full passage →
Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →
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 →
looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens. — read the full passage →
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.
For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.
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.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil. — read the full passage →
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently: — read the full passage →
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
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.
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.
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.
so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
I have waited for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?
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.
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.
For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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.
I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.
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.
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 →
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
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 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.
The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
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.
I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ז ZAYIN.
Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
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.
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.
Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
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.
They soon forgat his works; They waited not for his counsel,
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.
and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;
For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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 →
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.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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.
Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.