He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(A) when you are with him.(B) If you seek(C) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(D)

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And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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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.

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15 The eyes of all look to you,
    and you give them their food(A) at the proper time.

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

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16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the desires(A) of every living thing.

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16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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16 So this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“See, I lay a stone in Zion,(A) a tested stone,(B)
    a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation;(C)
the one who relies on it
    will never be stricken with panic.(D)

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16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

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24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;(A)
    therefore I will wait for him.”

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24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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But as for me, I watch(A) in hope(B) for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear(C) me.

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

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For the revelation awaits an appointed time;(A)
    it speaks of the end(B)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait(C) for it;
    it[a] will certainly come
    and will not delay.(D)

“See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person(E) will live by his faithfulness[b](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he
  2. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith

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.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

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