Moses said to them, “Wait while I listen for what the Lord will command concerning you.”

Passover celebration

Wait for the month of Abib, at which time you must perform the Passover for the Lord your God, because the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at nighttime during the month of Abib.

would you wait until they grew up? Would you refrain from having a husband? No, my daughters. This is more bitter for me than for you, since the Lord’s will has come out against me.”

All you who wait for the Lord, be strong and let your heart take courage.

But look here: the Lord’s eyes watch all who honor him, all who wait for his faithful love,

Be still before the Lord, and wait for him. Don’t get upset when someone gets ahead— someone who invents evil schemes.

My whole being waits for my Lord— more than the night watch waits for morning; yes, more than the night watch waits for morning!

Israel, wait for the Lord! Because faithful love is with the Lord; because great redemption is with our God!

Israel, wait for the Lord— from now until forever from now!

No. The Lord treasures the people who honor him, the people who wait for his faithful love.

Don’t say, “I’ll repay the evildoer!” Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.

I will wait for the Lord, who has hidden his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in God.

They will say on that day, “Look! This is our God, for whom we have waited— and he has saved us! This is the Lord, for whom we have waited; let’s be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

In the path of your justice, Lord, we wait for you; with all our being, we long for your name and your acclaim.

Nonetheless, the Lord is waiting to be merciful to you, and will rise up to show you compassion. The Lord is a God of justice; happy are all who wait for him.

I think: The Lord is my portion! Therefore, I’ll wait for him.

It’s good to wait in silence for the Lord’s deliverance.

Then the few remaining in Jacob will be amid many peoples like dew from the Lord, like spring showers upon the grass, which does not hope for humans or wait for human ones.

But me! I will keep watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Therefore, wait for me, says the Lord, wait for the day when I rise up as a witness, when I decide to gather nations, to collect kingdoms, to pour out my indignation upon them, all the heat of my anger. In the fire of my jealousy, all the earth will be devoured.

The result is that you aren’t missing any spiritual gift while you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.

So don’t judge anything before the right time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring things that are hidden in the dark to light, and he will make people’s motivations public. Then there will be recognition for each person from God.

At last the champion’s wreath that is awarded for righteousness is waiting for me. The Lord, who is the righteous judge, is going to give it to me on that day. He’s giving it not only to me but also to all those who have set their heart on waiting for his appearance.

Courageous patience

Therefore, brothers and sisters, you must be patient as you wait for the coming of the Lord. Consider the farmer who waits patiently for the coming of rain in the fall and spring, looking forward to the precious fruit of the earth.

keep each other in the love of God, wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will give you eternal life.