Isaiah 26:8
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8 Yes, (A)in the way of Your judgments,
O Lord, we have (B)waited for You;
The desire of our soul is for Your name
And for the remembrance of You.
Psalm 65:6
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6 Who established the mountains by His strength,
(A)Being clothed with power;
Exodus 3:15
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15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is (A)My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’
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James 5:7-11
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Be Patient and Persevering
7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord [a]is at hand.
9 Do not [b]grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be [c]condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door! 10 (A)My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and (B)patience. 11 Indeed (C)we count them blessed who (D)endure. You have heard of (E)the perseverance of Job and seen (F)the end intended by the Lord—that (G)the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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2 Thessalonians 3:5
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5 Now may (A)the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience 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 eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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Acts 1:4
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The Holy Spirit Promised
4 (A)And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have (B)heard from Me;
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Micah 7:7
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7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will (A)wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Isaiah 64:4-5
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4 For since the beginning of the world
(A)Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear,
Nor has the eye seen any God besides You,
Who acts for the one who waits for Him.
5 You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness,
Who remembers You in Your ways.
You are indeed angry, for we have sinned—
(B)In these ways we continue;
And we need to be saved.
Isaiah 56:1
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Salvation for the Gentiles
56 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
(A)For My salvation is about to come,
And My righteousness to be revealed.
Isaiah 33:2
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2 O Lord, be gracious to us;
(A)We have waited for You.
Be [a]their arm every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:2 LXX omits their; Syr., Tg., Vg. our
Isaiah 30:18
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God Will Be Gracious
18 Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be (A)gracious to you;
And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
(B)Blessed are all those who (C)wait for Him.
Isaiah 25:9
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9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
(A)We have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
(B)We will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”
Isaiah 12:4
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4 And in that day you will say:
(A)“Praise the Lord, call upon His name;
(B)Declare His deeds among the peoples,
Make mention that His (C)name is exalted.
Psalm 143:5-6
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5 (A)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [a]muse on the work of Your hands.
6 I spread out my hands to You;
(B)My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:5 ponder
Psalm 106:3
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Footnotes
- Psalm 106:3 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. those who do
Psalm 84:2
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2 (A)My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Psalm 77:10-12
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10 And I said, “This is my [a]anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
11 I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.
Footnotes
- Psalm 77:10 Lit. infirmity
Psalm 73:25
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25 (A)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
Psalm 63:1-3
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Joy in the Fellowship of God
A Psalm of David (A)when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
63 O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
(B)My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see (C)Your power and Your glory.
3 (D)Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
Psalm 44:17-18
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17 (A)All this has come upon us;
But we have not forgotten You,
Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.
18 Our heart has not turned back,
(B)Nor have our steps departed from Your way;
Psalm 37:3-7
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3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 (A)Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your (B)heart.
5 (C)Commit[a] your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
6 (D)He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
7 Rest in the Lord, (E)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (F)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:5 Lit. Roll off onto
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