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Bible Verses About waiting on god

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What does the Bible say about waiting on god? Browse 17 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Isaiah 40:31
King James (KJV)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. renew: Heb. change

17 Key Scriptures

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. renew: Heb. change
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
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.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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: Heb. Be silent to
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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. seen: or, seen a God beside thee, which doeth so for him, etc

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