Isaiah 30:18
New Living Translation
Blessings for the Lord’s People
18 So the Lord must wait for you to come to him
so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the Lord is a faithful God.
Blessed are those who wait for his help.
2 Peter 3:9
New Living Translation
9 The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
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Lamentations 3:25-26
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25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.
Isaiah 8:17
New Living Translation
17 I will wait for the Lord,
who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my hope in him.
Proverbs 16:20
New Living Translation
20 Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
those who trust the Lord will be joyful.
Isaiah 25:9
New Living Translation
9 In that day the people will proclaim,
“This is our God!
We trusted in him, and he saved us!
This is the Lord, in whom we trusted.
Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”
Psalm 34:8
New Living Translation
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
2 Peter 3:15
New Living Translation
15 And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—
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Luke 15:20
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20 “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
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Isaiah 33:5
New Living Translation
5 Though the Lord is very great and lives in heaven,
he will make Jerusalem[a] his home of justice and righteousness.
Psalm 28:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Praise the Lord!
For he has heard my cry for mercy.
7 The Lord is my strength and shield.
I trust him with all my heart.
He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.
I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Psalm 27:14
New Living Translation
14 Wait patiently for the Lord.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
Romans 9:22
New Living Translation
22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction.
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