23 Bible Verses about Those Who Wait For God

I wait [patiently] for the Lord, my soul [expectantly] waits,
And in His word do I hope.

And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.

Let integrity and uprightness protect me,
For I wait [expectantly] for You.

We wait [expectantly] for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
More than the watchmen for the morning.

I will thank You forever, because You have done it, [You have rescued me and kept me safe].
I will wait on Your name, for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord;
And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

For God alone my soul waits in silence;
From Him comes my salvation.

For God alone my soul waits in silence and quietly submits to Him,
For my hope is from Him.

Indeed, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing of our souls.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.
Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],
Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

“My righteousness (justice) is near, My salvation has gone forth,
And My arms will judge the peoples;
The islands and coastlands will wait for Me,
And they will wait with hope and confident expectation for My arm.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

O [God] my strength, I will watch for You;
For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower].

But as for me, I will look expectantly for the Lord and with confidence in Him I will keep watch;
I will wait [with confident expectation] for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

“I wait for Your salvation, O Lord.

Kaph.
My soul languishes and grows weak for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent and respected member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God—and he courageously dared to go in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

And do not take the word of truth utterly out of my mouth,
For I wait for Your ordinances.

May those who [reverently] fear You see me and be glad,
Because I wait for Your word.

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;
I wait for Your word.