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.
2 Peter 3:9
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9 (A)The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise (B)as some count slowness, but (C)is patient toward you,[a] (D)not wishing that any should perish, but (E)that all should reach repentance.
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- 2 Peter 3:9 Some manuscripts on your account
Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who (A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 (B)It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20
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20 Whoever gives thought to the word[a] (A)will discover good,
and blessed is he (B)who trusts in the Lord.
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- Proverbs 16:20 Or to a matter
Isaiah 8:17
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17 I will (A)wait for the Lord, who is (B)hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
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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.”
Psalm 34:8
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2 Peter 3:15
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15 And count (A)the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as (B)our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you (C)according to the wisdom given him,
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Luke 15:20
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20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and (A)ran and (B)embraced him and (C)kissed him.
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Isaiah 55:8
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
Isaiah 33:5
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5 (A)The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high;
he will fill Zion with justice and righteousness,
Psalm 62:5-8
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5 For God alone, O (A)my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
6 (B)He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God rests my (C)salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, (D)my refuge is God.
8 (E)Trust in him at all times, O people;
(F)pour out your heart before him;
God is (G)a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 27:14
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Romans 9:22
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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience (A)vessels of wrath (B)prepared for destruction,
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Psalm 46:10-11
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10 (A)“Be still, and know that I am God.
(B)I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
11 (C)The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalm 28:6-7
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6 Blessed be the Lord!
For he has (A)heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and (B)my shield;
in him my heart (C)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
and with my (D)song I give thanks to him.
Acts 2:33-39
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33 (A)Being therefore (B)exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from (C)the Father (D)the promise of the Holy Spirit, (E)he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34 For (F)David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
(G)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.”’
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that (H)God has made him (I)both Lord and Christ, this Jesus (J)whom you crucified.”
37 Now when (K)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, (L)what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, (M)“Repent and (N)be baptized every one of you (O)in the name of Jesus Christ (P)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive (Q)the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For (R)the promise is for you and (S)for your children and for all (T)who are far off, everyone (U)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
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Matthew 15:22-28
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22 And behold, (A)a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, (B)“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, (C)“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” 24 He answered, (D)“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and (E)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” 26 And he answered, “It is not right to take the children's bread and (F)throw it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat (G)the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, (H)great is your faith! (I)Be it done for you as you desire.” (J)And her daughter was (K)healed instantly.[a]
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- Matthew 15:28 Greek from that hour
Jeremiah 31:18-20
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18 I have heard (A)Ephraim grieving,
‘You have disciplined me, and I was disciplined,
like an untrained calf;
(B)bring me back that I may be restored,
for you are the Lord my God.
19 For after (C)I had turned away, I relented,
and after I was instructed, (D)I struck my thigh;
(E)I was ashamed, and I was confounded,
because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
20 (F)Is Ephraim my dear son?
(G)Is he my darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I do remember him still.
(H)Therefore my heart[a] yearns for him;
I will surely have mercy on him,
declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 31:20 Hebrew bowels
Jeremiah 17:7
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Psalm 40:1-3
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My Help and My Deliverer
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
(F)making my steps secure.
3 He put (G)a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will (H)see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
James 5:11
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11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of (A)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen (B)the purpose of the Lord, how (C)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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Romans 8:25-28
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25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we (A)wait for it with patience.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For (B)we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but (C)the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And (D)he who searches hearts knows what is (E)the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit (F)intercedes for the saints (G)according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (H)for good,[b] for (I)those who are called according to his purpose.
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- Romans 8:27 Or that
- Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
Isaiah 5:16
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16 (A)But the Lord of hosts is exalted[a] in justice,
and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.
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- Isaiah 5:16 Hebrew high
Psalm 76:5-10
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5 (A)The stouthearted were stripped of their spoil;
(B)they sank into sleep;
all the men of war
were unable to use their hands.
6 At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both (C)rider and horse lay stunned.
7 (D)But you, you are to be feared!
Who can (E)stand before you
when once your anger is roused?
8 From the heavens you uttered judgment;
(F)the earth feared and was still,
9 when God (G)arose to establish judgment,
to save all the humble of the earth. Selah
10 Surely (H)the wrath of man shall praise you;
the remnant[a] of wrath you will put on like a belt.
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- Psalm 76:10 Or extremity
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