Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,

but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.

Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.

And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’”

For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness.

My righteousness draws near, my salvation has gone out, and my arms will judge the peoples; the coastlands hope for me, and for my arm they wait.

You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, “It is hopeless”; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.

Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not overtake us; we hope for light, and behold, darkness, and for brightness, but we walk in gloom.

We all growl like bears; we moan and moan like doves; we hope for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.

For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.

Keep your feet from going unshod and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It is hopeless, for I have loved foreigners, and after them I will go.’

O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?

Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.

O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you shall be put to shame; those who turn away from you shall be written in the earth, for they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living water.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.