100 Bible Verses about Waiting On The Lord

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 547 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 27:14 ESV / 542 helpful votes

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

Psalm 130:5 ESV / 322 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:7 ESV / 299 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!

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 281 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.

Isaiah 30:18 ESV / 255 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 37:7-9 ESV / 253 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.

Micah 7:7 ESV / 247 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 62:5 ESV / 241 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:34 ESV / 238 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 25:4-5 ESV / 222 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.

Psalm 40:1 ESV / 210 helpful votes

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

Psalm 33:20 ESV / 186 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 64:4 ESV / 184 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.

Isaiah 8:17 ESV / 162 helpful votes

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

Lamentations 3:25 ESV / 159 helpful votes

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

James 5:7-8 ESV / 155 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.

Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV / 155 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.

Psalm 37:9 ESV / 146 helpful votes

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

Psalm 130:5-6 ESV / 144 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.

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 125 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.

Titus 2:13 ESV / 124 helpful votes

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

1 John 3:2 ESV / 112 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.

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 112 helpful votes

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

Psalm 40:1-3 ESV / 112 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.

Psalm 25:5-9 ESV / 106 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. Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Psalm 38:15 ESV / 105 helpful votes

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

Hosea 12:6 ESV / 100 helpful votes

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

Psalm 27:13-14 ESV / 93 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!

Romans 10:13 ESV / 91 helpful votes

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

James 1:1-27 ESV / 90 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 62:5-6 ESV / 88 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.

Job 14:14 ESV / 80 helpful votes

If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my renewal should come.

Psalm 25:5 ESV / 79 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.

Isaiah 40:1-31 ESV / 77 helpful votes

Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord's hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” ...

Romans 12:12 ESV / 76 helpful votes

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

Psalm 130:1-8 ESV / 74 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; ...

Psalm 69:6 ESV / 72 helpful votes

Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.

Psalm 62:1-2 ESV / 69 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.

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 67 helpful votes

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

Romans 8:25 ESV / 62 helpful votes

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

James 1:12 ESV / 61 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 123:2 ESV / 59 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.

Isaiah 25:9 ESV / 57 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.”

Acts 1:4 ESV / 56 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;

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 53 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Psalm 46:10 ESV / 51 helpful votes

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

Galatians 5:5 ESV / 49 helpful votes

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

Psalm 130:1 ESV / 49 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

Psalm 39:7 ESV / 49 helpful votes

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

Psalm 33:20-22 ESV / 49 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.

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 48 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 48 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.

Psalm 106:13 ESV / 48 helpful votes

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

Psalm 27:13 ESV / 48 helpful votes

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 48 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Psalm 25:21 ESV / 47 helpful votes

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

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 46 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.

Luke 2:25 ESV / 46 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.

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 45 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 51:5 ESV / 45 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.

Psalm 25:3 ESV / 45 helpful votes

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

Romans 5:3-4 ESV / 44 helpful votes

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

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 43 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.

1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 43 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.

Mark 15:43 ESV / 43 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.

Jeremiah 14:22 ESV / 42 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 145:15 ESV / 42 helpful votes

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

John 3:16-17 ESV / 40 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.

Zephaniah 3:8 ESV / 40 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.

Isaiah 40:29-31 ESV / 40 helpful votes

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 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.

Colossians 1:11 ESV / 39 helpful votes

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

James 5:11 ESV / 37 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.

Romans 8:23 ESV / 37 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.

Hebrews 12:1 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Psalm 52:9 ESV / 36 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.

Psalm 31:24 ESV / 36 helpful votes

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

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 35 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,

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 35 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.

Psalm 119:81 ESV / 34 helpful votes

My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word.

Psalm 37:1-40 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. ...

Jude 1:21 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.

Hebrews 11:7 ESV / 33 helpful votes

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Ephesians 3:20 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,

Psalm 52:8-9 ESV / 33 helpful votes

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. 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.

Psalm 130:6 ESV / 32 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 40:28-31 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 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 119:105 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 29 helpful votes

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

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 29 helpful votes

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

Psalm 40:1-17 ESV / 29 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. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us; none can compare with you! I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told. ...

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 27 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 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 26 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 27:1 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 25:4 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.

Matthew 24:14 ESV / 25 helpful votes

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Psalm 43:5 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

Job 23:8-9 ESV / 25 helpful votes

“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I do not perceive him; on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him; he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.

Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 22 helpful votes

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ...

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