Psalm 25:3
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3 Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;
let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.(A)
Lamentations 3:25
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25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.(A)
Isaiah 40:31
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31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.(A)
Isaiah 49:23
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23 Kings shall be your foster fathers
and their queens your nursing mothers.
With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you
and lick the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;
those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.(A)
Micah 7:7
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7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.(A)
Psalm 62:5
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5 For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
Psalm 27:14
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14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!(A)
Romans 8:25
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25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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Psalm 40:1-3
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Psalm 40
Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help
To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.(A)
2 He drew me up from the desolate pit,[a]
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.(B)
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
and put their trust in the Lord.(C)
Footnotes
- 40.2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult
Psalm 37:34
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34 Wait for the Lord and keep to his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on the destruction of the wicked.(A)
Psalm 123:2
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2 As the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maid
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
until he has mercy upon us.(A)
Psalm 33:20
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20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and shield.
Isaiah 25:9
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9 It will be said on that day,
“See, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us.
This is the Lord for whom we have waited;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”(A)
Jeremiah 20:11
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11 But the Lord is with me like a terrifying warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble,
and they will not prevail.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonor
will never be forgotten.(A)
Psalm 69:6
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6 Do not let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me,
O Lord God of hosts;
do not let those who seek you be dishonored because of me,
O God of Israel.
Psalm 35:26
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26 Let all those who rejoice at my calamity
be put to shame and confusion;
let those who exalt themselves against me
be clothed with shame and dishonor.(A)
Psalm 132:18
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18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,
but on him, his crown will gleam.”(A)
Psalm 71:13
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13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.(A)
Psalm 31:17
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17 Do not let me be put to shame, O Lord,
for I call on you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.(A)
Psalm 62:1
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Psalm 62
Song of Trust in God Alone
To the leader: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.(A)
Psalm 59:2-5
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2 Deliver me from those who work evil;
from the bloodthirsty, save me.(A)
3 Even now they lie in wait for my life;
the mighty stir up strife against me.
For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,(B)
4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
Rouse yourself, come to my help and see!(C)
5 You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Awake to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah(D)
Psalm 70:2-3
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2 Let those be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life.
Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire to hurt me.(A)
3 Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!”
turn back because of their shame.(B)
Psalm 6:10
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10 All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror;
they shall turn back and in a moment be put to shame.
John 15:25
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25 It was to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’(A)
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Psalm 119:78
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78 Let the arrogant be put to shame,
for they have subverted me with guile;
as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.(A)
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