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Waiting On God

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Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Lamentations 3:25

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

Psalms 27:13–14

I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. — read the full passage →

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

James 5:7–8

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. — read the full passage →

Psalms 27:14

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Psalms 130:5–6

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. — read the full passage →

Psalms 37:7

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Psalms 62:5

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Romans 5:3–4

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance; — read the full passage →

Psalms 37:34

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Psalms 33:20–22

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. — read the full passage →

James 5:11

Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

Isaiah 64:4

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

Psalms 40:1–17

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Psalms 130:5

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Psalms 25:4–5

Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths. — read the full passage →

Lamentations 3:25–26

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. — read the full passage →

Habakkuk 2:1–3

I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. — read the full passage →

Psalms 33:20

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

Psalms 37:9

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

Acts 1:4

Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

Matthew 6:34

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Psalms 27:1–14

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

Psalms 62:1

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

Romans 8:18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.

Psalms 38:15

For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.

Psalms 25:5

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Philippians 1:6

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Psalms 62:5–6

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 6:15

Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Psalms 62:1–2

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. — read the full passage →

Hosea 12:6

Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

1 Peter 5:6–7

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

Psalms 37:7–9

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. — read the full passage →

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;

Luke 2:25

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Psalms 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalms 123:1–2

To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens. — read the full passage →

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Galatians 5:5

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

Matthew 25:1–13

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Psalms 39:7

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Job 1:1–22

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil. — read the full passage →

Psalms 31:24

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

1 Peter 1:22–25

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently: — read the full passage →

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

2 Peter 3:8

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Zephaniah 3:8

“Therefore wait for me”, says Yahweh, “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 on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

Psalms 52:9

I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Isaiah 25:9

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

Isaiah 55:8

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” says Yahweh.

Genesis 49:18

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

John 5:6

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”

Isaiah 33:2

Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

Psalms 123:2

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Philippians 3:20

For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;

Matthew 6:33

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Isaiah 49:23

Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”

Psalms 40:1–3

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Psalms 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms shall judge the peoples; the islands shall wait for me, and on my arm shall they trust.

Isaiah 1:1–31

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 →

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Luke 12:36

Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

Psalms 145:15

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for the Kingdom of God, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

Psalms 119:48

I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes.

1 John 4:4

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Jeremiah 14:22

Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? therefore we will wait for you; for you have made all these things.

Psalms 25:3

Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Romans 8:23

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

Psalms 106:13

They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

Psalms 37:3

Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

1 Kings 2:3

and keep the instruction of Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

James 1:1–27

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

1 John 3:2

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

Malachi 3:11

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 its time in the field,” says Yahweh of Armies.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

1 Chronicles 16:11

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

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