Waiting On The Lord

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. — read the full passage →

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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.

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — read the full passage →

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

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. — read the full passage →

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

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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

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

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. — read the full passage →

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. — read the full passage →

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

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

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

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. — read the full passage →

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. — read the full passage →

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

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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

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.

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 the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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

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

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

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

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.

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

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

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, 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.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. — read the full passage →

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: — read the full passage →

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →