Isaiah 25:9
25:9 At that time they will say,
“Look, here is our God!
We waited for him and he delivered us.
Here is the Lord! We waited for him.
Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
Isaiah 30:18
The Lord Will Not Abandon His People
30:18 For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy;
he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you.
Indeed, the Lord is a just God;
all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
Isaiah 33:2
33:2 Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you.
Give us strength each morning!
Deliver us when distress comes.
Psalms 37:3-7
37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right!
Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord,
and he will answer your prayers.
37:5 Commit your future to the Lord!
Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
37:6 He will vindicate you in broad daylight,
and publicly defend your just cause.
37:7 Wait patiently for the Lord!
Wait confidently for him!
Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner,
a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Psalms 63:1
Psalm 63
A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness.
63:1 O God, you are my God! I long for you!
My soul thirsts for you,
my flesh yearns for you,
in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
Micah 7:7
7:7 But I will keep watching for the Lord;
I will wait for the God who delivers me.
My God will hear my lament.
Acts 1:4
1:4 While he was with them,
he declared,
“Do not leave Jerusalem,
but wait there
for what my
Father promised,
which you heard about from me.
Romans 8:25
8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
Romans 8:2
8:2 For the law of the life-giving Spirit
in Christ Jesus has set you
free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 3:5
3:5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)
James 5:7-11
Patience in Suffering
5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.
5:8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.
5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!
5:10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.
5:11 Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.