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This collection has 22 Bible verses about waiting — 17 from the Old Testament and 5 from the New Testament. Psalms appears most often (11 verses), across 10 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about waiting? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about waiting, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen."
"But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me."
"I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word."
"Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him."
"My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him."
"Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield."
"But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience."
"I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry."
"Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long."
"Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."
"Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you."
"I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints."
"Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble."
"For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land."
"looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;"
"Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain."
"Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing. For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land."
"I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning."
"My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him."
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;"
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."
This collection has 22 Bible verses about waiting — 17 from the Old Testament and 5 from the New Testament. Psalms appears most often (11 verses), across 10 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about waiting? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about waiting, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Isaiah 40:31 — “But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”
Psalms 37:7 — “Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.”
Micah 7:7 — “But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”
Full collection: 22 verses on this page (77% Old Testament, 23% New Testament).
This page curates 22 verses about waiting from 10 books. Psalms is the most frequent source (11 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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