waiting on the lord

The 14 most-voted verses about waiting on the lord, from 5 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Psalm 27:14 (BSB)

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalm 27:14 (KJV)

Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.

Psalm 27:14 (WEB)

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (BSB)

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31 (WEB)

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Psalm 37:7 (BSB)

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 37:7 (KJV)

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Psalm 37:7 (WEB)

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

Psalm 130:5 (BSB)

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Psalm 130:5 (KJV)

I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Psalm 130:5 (WEB)

Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Isaiah 30:18 (BSB)

¶ And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.

Isaiah 30:18 (KJV)

Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 30:18 (WEB)

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Habakkuk 2:3 (BSB)

For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Habakkuk 2:3 (KJV)

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it, because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

Habakkuk 2:3 (WEB)

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 33:20 (BSB)

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.

Psalm 33:20 (KJV)

Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 33:20 (WEB)

Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Psalm 37:34 (BSB)

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

Psalm 37:34 (KJV)

Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Psalm 37:34 (WEB)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1 (BSB)

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1 (KJV)

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 40:1 (WEB)

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Psalm 62:5 (BSB)

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.

Psalm 62:5 (KJV)

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Psalm 62:5 (WEB)

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Isaiah 8:17 (BSB)

And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:17 (KJV)

I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

Isaiah 64:4 (BSB)

For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Isaiah 64:4 (KJV)

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

Isaiah 64:4 (WEB)

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Lamentations 3:25 (BSB)

The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:25 (KJV)

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Lamentations 3:25 (WEB)

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Micah 7:7 (BSB)

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:7 (KJV)

But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Micah 7:7 (WEB)

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