18 Yet the Lord longs(A) to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.(B)
For the Lord is a God of justice.(C)
    Blessed are all who wait for him!(D)

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The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise,(A) as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient(B) with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.(C)

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly(B)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(C)

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20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a](A)
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good

15 Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience(A) means salvation,(B) just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.(C)

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In that day(A) they will say,

“Surely this is our God;(B)
    we trusted(C) in him, and he saved(D) us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
    let us rejoice(E) and be glad in his salvation.”(F)

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17 I will wait(A) for the Lord,
    who is hiding(B) his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.(C)

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Taste and see that the Lord is good;(A)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(B) in him.

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The Lord is exalted,(A) for he dwells on high;(B)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(C) and righteousness.(D)

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Praise be to the Lord,(A)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.(B)
The Lord is my strength(C) and my shield;
    my heart trusts(D) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(E)
    and with my song I praise him.(F)

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22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(A) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(B)

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33 Exalted(A) to the right hand of God,(B) he has received from the Father(C) the promised Holy Spirit(D) and has poured out(E) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[a](F)

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(G) and Messiah.”(H)

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(I)

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(J) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(K) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(L) 39 The promise is for you and your children(M) and for all who are far off(N)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(A)

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