Bible Verses About Waiting

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

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

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

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

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.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

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.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried , he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.