Bible Verses About Waiting

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

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

Psalms 27:14

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

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

Psalms 33:20

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.

Rest in Yahweh, 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.

Psalms 37:7

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

Psalms 38:15

I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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

Psalms 40:1

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.

I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

Psalms 52:9

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

Psalms 62:1

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

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Psalms 130:5

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

Isaiah 25:9

And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me won’t be disappointed.”

Isaiah 49:23

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

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

Lamentations 3:25

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.

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

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast, that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

Luke 12:36

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.

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

James 5:7

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

James 5:8