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.
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.
1 John 5:14-15
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14 And this is (A)the confidence that we have toward him, that (B)if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
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Psalm 37:7
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7 (A)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
(B)fret not yourself over the one who (C)prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Isaiah 45:22
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22 “Turn to me and be saved,
(A)all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
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.”
Habakkuk 3:17-19
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Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord
17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 (A)yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
(B)I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
(C)he makes my feet like the deer's;
he makes me (D)tread on my (E)high places.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:19 Hebrew my stringed
Psalm 34:5-6
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5 Those who look to him are (A)radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 (B)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and (C)saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 25:5
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5 Lead me in your (A)truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
Psalm 130:5
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Psalm 109:4
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Footnotes
- Psalm 109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
Psalm 62:1-8
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My Soul Waits for God Alone
To the choirmaster: according to (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
62 For God alone (B)my soul (C)waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
2 (D)He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my (E)fortress; (F)I shall not be greatly shaken.
3 How long will all of you attack a man
to batter him,
like (G)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
4 They only plan to thrust him down from his (H)high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
(I)They bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah
5 For God alone, O (J)my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
6 (K)He only is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God rests my (L)salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, (M)my refuge is God.
8 (N)Trust in him at all times, O people;
(O)pour out your heart before him;
God is (P)a refuge for us. Selah
Isaiah 12:2
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2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord
Psalm 65:2
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Psalm 55:16-17
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16 But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
17 (A)Evening and (B)morning and at (C)noon
I (D)utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
Psalm 27:12-14
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12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
and they (C)breathe out violence.
13 I believe that I shall look[a] upon (D)the goodness of the Lord
in (E)the land of the living!
14 (F)Wait for the Lord;
(G)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:13 Other Hebrew manuscripts Oh! Had I not believed that I would look
Genesis 49:18
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18 I (A)wait for your salvation, O Lord.
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.
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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Psalm 50:15
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Psalm 38:15
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15 But for (A)you, O Lord, do I wait;
it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
Psalm 4:2-3
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Luke 6:11-12
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11 But they were filled with (A)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The Twelve Apostles
12 In these days (B)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.
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Luke 2:25-32
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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (A)righteous and (B)devout, (C)waiting for (D)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not (E)see death before he had seen (F)the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when (G)the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and (H)blessed God and said,
29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant[a] depart (I)in peace,
(J)according to your word;
30 for (K)my eyes have seen your (L)salvation
31 (M)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 (N)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and (O)for glory to (P)your people Israel.”
Footnotes
- Luke 2:29 Or bondservant
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