Psalm 37:7

New International Version

⁷Be 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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Psalm 40:1

New International Version

Psalm 40^[a]^(A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

¹I waited patiently^(B) for the Lord;
he turned to me and heard my cry.^(C)

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Footnotes

Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

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Habakkuk 3:16

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¹⁶I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.^(A)
Yet I will wait patiently^(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

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Romans 8:24-25

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²⁴For in this hope we were saved.^(A) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.^(B) Who hopes for what they already have? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.^(C)

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Hebrews 6:15

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¹⁵And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.^(A)

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James 5:7

New International Version

Patience in Suffering

⁷Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.^(A) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting^(B) for the autumn and spring rains.^(C)

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Revelation 3:10

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¹⁰Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you^(A) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world^(B) to test^(C) the inhabitants of the earth.^(D)

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