Isaiah 26:8
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8 In the path of your judgments,
O Lord, we wait for you;
(A)your name and (B)remembrance
are the desire of our soul.
James 5:7-11
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Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. (B)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (C)is at hand. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (D)so that you may not be judged; behold, (E)the Judge is standing (F)at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take (G)the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of (H)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen (I)the purpose of the Lord, how (J)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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Psalm 37:3-7
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3 (A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
(B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]
4 (C)Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will (D)give you the desires of your heart.
5 (E)Commit your way to the Lord;
(F)trust in him, and he will act.
6 (G)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as (H)the noonday.
7 (I)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
(J)fret not yourself over the one who (K)prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture
Psalm 65:6
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6 the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being (A)girded with might;
Exodus 3:15
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15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord,[a] the (A)God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is (B)my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
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- Exodus 3:15 The word Lord, when spelled with capital letters, stands for the divine name, YHWH, which is here connected with the verb hayah, “to be” in verse 14
2 Thessalonians 3:5
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5 May the Lord (A)direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
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Romans 8:25
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25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we (A)wait for it with patience.
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Acts 1:4
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4 And while staying[a] with them (A)he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;
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- Acts 1:4 Or eating
Micah 7:7
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7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
(A)I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
Isaiah 64:4-5
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4 (A)From of old no one has heard
or perceived by the ear,
(B)no eye has seen a God besides you,
who acts for those who wait for him.
5 You meet him who joyfully works righteousness,
those who remember you in your ways.
Behold, you were angry, and we sinned;
in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved?[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 64:5 Or in your ways is continuance, that we might be saved
Isaiah 56:1
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Salvation for Foreigners
56 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
(A)for soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness be revealed.
Isaiah 33:2
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2 O Lord, be gracious to us; (A)we wait for you.
Be our arm every morning,
our salvation in the time of trouble.
Isaiah 30:18
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The Lord Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord (A)waits to be gracious to you,
and therefore he (B)exalts himself to show mercy to you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(C)blessed are all those who wait for him.
Isaiah 25:9
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9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; (A)we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
(B)let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Isaiah 12:4
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4 (A)And you will say in that day:
(B)“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
(C)make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim (D)that his name is exalted.
Psalm 106:3
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (A)do righteousness at all times!
Psalm 84:2
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2 My soul (A)longs, yes, (B)faints
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
to (C)the living God.
Psalm 77:10-12
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11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
yes, I will (B)remember your wonders of old.
12 I will ponder all your (C)work,
and meditate on your (D)mighty deeds.
Footnotes
- Psalm 77:10 Or This is my grief: that the right hand of the Most High has changed
Psalm 73:25
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25 (A)Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
Psalm 63:1-3
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My Soul Thirsts for You
A Psalm of David, (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, you are my God; (B)earnestly I seek you;
(C)my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in (D)a dry and weary land where there is no water.
2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,
beholding (E)your power and glory.
3 Because your (F)steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
Psalm 44:17-18
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17 (A)All this has come upon us,
though we have not forgotten you,
and we have not been false to your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our (B)steps (C)departed from your way;
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