Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
I wait for your salvation, O Lord.
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul.
And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.
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