What the Bible says about waiting on God

The 14 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

Isa 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Ps 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Lam 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

Ps 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

Mic 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Jas 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Ps 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Ps 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Hab 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Ps 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Isa 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

Ps 38:15I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain