Waiting On The Lord

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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 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 →

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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

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.

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

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

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

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

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

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

Only--for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him <FI>is<Fi> my hope. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

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 →

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

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.

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

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.

And <FI>one<Fi> hath said in that day, `Lo, this <FI>is<Fi> our God, We waited for Him, and He saveth us, This <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, we have waited for Him, We joy and rejoice in His salvation.'

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;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

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

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,

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

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

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.

They have hasted--forgotten His works, They have not waited for His counsel.

I had not believed to look on the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living!

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

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,

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,

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

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

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.

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

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.

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 not only <FI>so<Fi> , but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting--the redemption of our body;

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

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!

Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!

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,

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ--to life age-during;

<FI> Kaph.<Fi> Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.

we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace--for seasonable help.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever, — read the full passage →

and to Him who is able above all things to do exceeding abundantly what we ask or think, according to the power that is working in us,

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

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The God of the age--Jehovah, Preparer of the ends of the earth, Is not wearied nor fatigued, There is no searching of His understanding. — read the full passage →

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

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

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

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

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.

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

By David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

and this good news of the reign shall be proclaimed in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end arrive.

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

Lo, forward I go--and He is not, And backward--and I perceive him not. — read the full passage →

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →