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100 Bible Verses about Waiting

Psalm 27:14 ESV / 1,785 helpful votes

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 1,521 helpful votes

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 37:7 ESV / 1,342 helpful votes

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Micah 7:7 ESV / 1,243 helpful votes

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

Psalm 130:5 ESV / 1,197 helpful votes

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 1,155 helpful votes

For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Lamentations 3:25 ESV / 1,109 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 30:18 ESV / 1,058 helpful votes

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Psalm 62:5 ESV / 1,055 helpful votes

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

Psalm 33:20 ESV / 854 helpful votes

Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.

Romans 8:25 ESV / 731 helpful votes

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

Romans 12:12 ESV / 729 helpful votes

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Psalm 39:7 ESV / 713 helpful votes

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.

Psalm 40:1 ESV / 704 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.

Psalm 25:5 ESV / 684 helpful votes

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 661 helpful votes

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 621 helpful votes

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

Psalm 52:9 ESV / 605 helpful votes

I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.

Isaiah 33:2 ESV / 599 helpful votes

O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.

Isaiah 8:17 ESV / 593 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:34 ESV / 587 helpful votes

Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

Psalm 37:9 ESV / 573 helpful votes

For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

Titus 2:13 ESV / 569 helpful votes

Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

James 5:7 ESV / 563 helpful votes

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.

Isaiah 64:4 ESV / 561 helpful votes

From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.

Psalm 37:7-9 ESV / 555 helpful votes

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.

James 1:12 ESV / 551 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Psalm 130:5-6 ESV / 547 helpful votes

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

Psalm 62:1 ESV / 527 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 513 helpful votes

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

James 5:7-8 ESV / 498 helpful votes

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Hosea 12:6 ESV / 481 helpful votes

“So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”

Psalm 59:9 ESV / 478 helpful votes

O my Strength, I will watch for you, for you, O God, are my fortress.

Galatians 5:5 ESV / 474 helpful votes

For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

Psalm 31:24 ESV / 468 helpful votes

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 452 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 446 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

Acts 1:4 ESV / 445 helpful votes

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me;

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 442 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 436 helpful votes

So that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Psalm 25:3 ESV / 430 helpful votes

Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Psalm 25:21 ESV / 427 helpful votes

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Psalm 40:1-3 ESV / 414 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.

Romans 5:1-21 ESV / 409 helpful votes

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. ...

Isaiah 25:9 ESV / 409 helpful votes

It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Lamentations 3:26 ESV / 402 helpful votes

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Luke 2:25 ESV / 400 helpful votes

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Zephaniah 3:8 ESV / 397 helpful votes

“Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, “for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.

1 John 3:2 ESV / 396 helpful votes

Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

James 1:1-27 ESV / 395 helpful votes

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ...

Psalm 5:3 ESV / 385 helpful votes

O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

Psalm 25:4-5 ESV / 383 helpful votes

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 379 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Hebrews 6:15 ESV / 373 helpful votes

And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.

Genesis 49:18 ESV / 370 helpful votes

I wait for your salvation, O Lord.

James 5:11 ESV / 367 helpful votes

Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Psalm 145:15 ESV / 367 helpful votes

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.

Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV / 360 helpful votes

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Ephesians 4:2 ESV / 358 helpful votes

With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Isaiah 49:23 ESV / 351 helpful votes

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.”

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 345 helpful votes

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Isaiah 26:8 ESV / 341 helpful votes

In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul.

Luke 12:36 ESV / 314 helpful votes

And be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 312 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 310 helpful votes

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Colossians 1:11 ESV / 301 helpful votes

Being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;

Mark 15:43 ESV / 296 helpful votes

Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 295 helpful votes

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

Jeremiah 14:22 ESV / 290 helpful votes

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.

Psalm 106:13 ESV / 289 helpful votes

But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 285 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Isaiah 51:5 ESV / 282 helpful votes

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.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 279 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Romans 5:3-4 ESV / 279 helpful votes

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

Psalm 27:13-14 ESV / 276 helpful votes

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Psalm 62:1-2 ESV / 273 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 270 helpful votes

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Psalm 46:10 ESV / 263 helpful votes

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Romans 8:28 ESV / 259 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:23 ESV / 257 helpful votes

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Acts 22:16 ESV / 253 helpful votes

And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

Psalm 33:20-22 ESV / 253 helpful votes

Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Psalm 62:2 ESV / 251 helpful votes

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.

2 Peter 3:8 ESV / 236 helpful votes

But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Psalm 123:2 ESV / 234 helpful votes

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV / 206 helpful votes

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 202 helpful votes

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. ...

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 180 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Proverbs 15:18 ESV / 175 helpful votes

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Romans 10:13 ESV / 145 helpful votes

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

2 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV / 143 helpful votes

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

Psalm 62:5-6 ESV / 132 helpful votes

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

Psalm 38:15 ESV / 122 helpful votes

But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.

Psalm 130:6 ESV / 120 helpful votes

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

Hebrews 10:36 ESV / 116 helpful votes

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV / 116 helpful votes

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

Jude 1:20-21 ESV / 114 helpful votes

But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

Psalm 104:27 ESV / 113 helpful votes

These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.

Psalm 69:3 ESV / 111 helpful votes

I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 95 helpful votes

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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