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100 Bible Verses about Waiting On God

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 1,466 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.

Lamentations 3:25 ESV / 758 helpful votes

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

Psalm 27:13-14 ESV / 723 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!

Isaiah 30:18 ESV / 701 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.

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 653 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.

James 5:7-8 ESV / 647 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.

Psalm 27:14 ESV / 641 helpful votes

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

Micah 7:7 ESV / 519 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.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 474 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.

Psalm 130:5-6 ESV / 430 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 37:7 ESV / 411 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!

Psalm 62:5 ESV / 391 helpful votes

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

Romans 5:3-4 ESV / 370 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 37:34 ESV / 344 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 33:20-22 ESV / 343 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.

James 5:11 ESV / 309 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.

Isaiah 64:4 ESV / 255 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.

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 230 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.

Psalm 40:1-17 ESV / 204 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. ...

Psalm 25:4-5 ESV / 200 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 130:5 ESV / 198 helpful votes

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

Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV / 191 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.

Habakkuk 2:1-3 ESV / 186 helpful votes

I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. 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.

Psalm 40:1 ESV / 184 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 / 184 helpful votes

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

Romans 8:25 ESV / 178 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:9 ESV / 176 helpful votes

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

Colossians 1:11 ESV / 163 helpful votes

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

Acts 1:4 ESV / 159 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 6:34 ESV / 156 helpful votes

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 134 helpful votes

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

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 133 helpful votes

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

Psalm 27:1-14 ESV / 127 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? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident. One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. ...

Psalm 62:1 ESV / 117 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.

Romans 8:18 ESV / 103 helpful votes

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Psalm 38:15 ESV / 96 helpful votes

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

Psalm 25:5 ESV / 96 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 8:17 ESV / 95 helpful votes

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

Philippians 1:6 ESV / 87 helpful votes

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:12 ESV / 85 helpful votes

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

John 3:16-17 ESV / 82 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.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 77 helpful votes

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

Psalm 62:5-6 ESV / 72 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.

Hebrews 6:15 ESV / 71 helpful votes

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

Psalm 62:1-2 ESV / 71 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.

Titus 2:13 ESV / 68 helpful votes

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

Hosea 12:6 ESV / 68 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:7-9 ESV / 68 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.

1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV / 65 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 / 65 helpful votes

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

Luke 2:25 ESV / 64 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.

Psalm 123:1-2 ESV / 63 helpful votes

A Song of Ascents. To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 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.

James 1:12 ESV / 60 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.

Galatians 5:5 ESV / 58 helpful votes

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

Matthew 25:1-13 ESV / 58 helpful votes

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ...

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 56 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.

Psalm 39:7 ESV / 56 helpful votes

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

Job 1:1-22 ESV / 56 helpful votes

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually. ...

Lamentations 3:26 ESV / 55 helpful votes

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

2 Peter 3:8 ESV / 54 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 31:24 ESV / 54 helpful votes

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

1 Peter 1:22-25 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.” And this word is the good news that was preached to you.

Zephaniah 3:8 ESV / 52 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 55:8 ESV / 52 helpful votes

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.

Psalm 52:9 ESV / 52 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.

1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV / 50 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 25:9 ESV / 50 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.”

Isaiah 33:2 ESV / 49 helpful votes

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

Psalm 123:2 ESV / 49 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.

Genesis 49:18 ESV / 49 helpful votes

I wait for your salvation, O Lord.

John 5:6 ESV / 47 helpful votes

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?”

Isaiah 49:23 ESV / 45 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.”

Psalm 40:1-3 ESV / 45 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 25:21 ESV / 45 helpful votes

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

Philippians 3:20 ESV / 44 helpful votes

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

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 44 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 51:5 ESV / 44 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.

Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV / 44 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. ...

Romans 8:28 ESV / 42 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.

Psalm 145:15 ESV / 42 helpful votes

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

Psalm 119:48 ESV / 42 helpful votes

I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

1 Peter 5:6 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

1 Thessalonians 1:10 ESV / 41 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.

Luke 12:36 ESV / 40 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.

Mark 15:43 ESV / 40 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.

Psalm 25:3 ESV / 40 helpful votes

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

1 Corinthians 4:5 ESV / 38 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.

Romans 8:23 ESV / 38 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.

Jeremiah 14:22 ESV / 38 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 / 38 helpful votes

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

Psalm 37:3 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

1 Kings 2:3 ESV / 38 helpful votes

And keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,

1 John 4:4 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1 Corinthians 13:4 ESV / 36 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 30:15 ESV / 36 helpful votes

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling,

1 John 3:2 ESV / 34 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 / 34 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. ...

Malachi 3:11 ESV / 33 helpful votes

I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 ESV / 32 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.

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 29 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

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