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!
James 5:7-11
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Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives (A)the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. (B)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (C)is at hand. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (D)so that you may not be judged; behold, (E)the Judge is standing (F)at the door. 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take (G)the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of (H)the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen (I)the purpose of the Lord, how (J)the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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Psalm 27:14
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Psalm 62:5
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5 For God alone, O (A)my soul, wait in silence,
for my hope is from him.
Proverbs 20:22
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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.
Habakkuk 2:3
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3 For still (A)the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, (B)wait for it;
(C)it will surely come; it will not delay.
Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah's Complaint
12 (A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
when I complain to you;
yet I would plead my case before you.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all (C)who are treacherous thrive?
Isaiah 30:15
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15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
“In (A)returning[a] and (B)rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
But you were unwilling,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:15 Or repentance
Psalm 40:1
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Galatians 6:9
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9 And (A)let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, (B)if we do not give up.
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Psalm 62:1
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My Soul Waits for God Alone
To the choirmaster: according to (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
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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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Joshua 10:12
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12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
(A)“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
Isaiah 10:13-14
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13 (A)For he says:
“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
and plunder their treasures;
like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
14 My hand has found like a nest
the wealth of the peoples;
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing
or opened the mouth or chirped.”
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Wealth and Honor
8 (A)If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, (B)do not be amazed at the matter, (C)for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
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Jonah 1:11
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11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
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Daniel 11:36
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Psalm 50:8
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8 Not for your sacrifices (A)do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
Job 21:7-34
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
8 Their (B)offspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
9 Their houses are (C)safe from fear,
and (D)no rod of God is upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without fail;
their cow calves and (E)does not miscarry.
11 They send out their (F)little boys like a flock,
and their children dance.
12 They sing to (G)the tambourine and (H)the lyre
and rejoice to the sound of (I)the pipe.
13 They (J)spend their days in prosperity,
and in (K)peace they go down to (L)Sheol.
14 They say to God, (M)‘Depart from us!
We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
15 (N)What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what (O)profit do we get if we pray to him?’
16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?
(P)The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is it that (Q)the lamp of the wicked is put out?
That their calamity comes upon them?
That God[a] distributes pains in his anger?
18 That they are like (R)straw before the wind,
and like (S)chaff that the storm carries away?
19 You say, ‘God (T)stores up their iniquity for their (U)children.’
Let him pay it out to them, that they may (V)know it.
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction,
and let them (W)drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what do they care for their houses after them,
when (X)the number of their months is cut off?
22 (Y)Will any teach God knowledge,
seeing that he (Z)judges those who are on high?
23 One dies in his full vigor,
being wholly at ease and secure,
24 his pails[b] full of milk
and (AA)the marrow of his bones moist.
25 Another dies in (AB)bitterness of soul,
never having tasted of prosperity.
26 They (AC)lie down alike in the dust,
and (AD)the worms cover them.
27 “Behold, I know your thoughts
and your schemes to wrong me.
28 For you say, (AE)‘Where is the house of the prince?
Where is (AF)the tent in which the wicked lived?’
29 Have you not asked those who travel the roads,
and do you not accept their testimony
30 that (AG)the evil man is spared in the day of calamity,
that he is rescued in the day of wrath?
31 Who declares his way (AH)to his face,
and who (AI)repays him for what he has done?
32 When he is (AJ)carried to the grave,
watch is kept over his tomb.
33 (AK)The clods of the valley are sweet to him;
(AL)all mankind follows after him,
and those who go before him are innumerable.
34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings?
There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”
Revelation 13:3-10
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3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and (A)the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, (B)“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”
5 And the beast was given (C)a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for (D)forty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,[a] that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 Also it was allowed (E)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.[b] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, 8 and all (F)who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in (G)the book of life of (H)the Lamb (I)who was slain. 9 (J)If anyone has an ear, let him hear:
10 (K)If anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
(L)if anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
(M)Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.
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- Revelation 13:6 Or tabernacle
- Revelation 13:7 Some manuscripts omit this sentence
Psalm 73:3-14
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4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not (D)stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is (E)their necklace;
violence covers them as (F)a garment.
7 Their (G)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8 They scoff and (H)speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find (I)no fault in them.[a]
11 And they say, (J)“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (K)increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I (L)kept my heart clean
and (M)washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been (N)stricken
and (O)rebuked (P)every morning.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:10 Probable reading; Hebrew the waters of a full cup are drained by them
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