39 Bible Verses about Waiting On The Lord

Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

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

Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
[In the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

“And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait?
My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.

The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].

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

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.

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

Be strong and let your hearts take courage,
All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

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

For in You, O Lord, I hope;
You will answer, O Lord my God.

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.

Now after ten days [of prayer] had passed the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah.

It is good that one waits quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.

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

Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.

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.

But they quickly forgot His works;
They did not [patiently] wait for His counsel and purpose [to be revealed regarding them],

They all wait for You
To give them their food in its appointed season.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;
Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

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

Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits [expectantly] for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains.

So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat [the Lord’s Supper], wait for one another [and see to it that no one is left out].

And so, having patiently waited, he realized the promise [in the miraculous birth of Isaac, as a pledge of what was to come from God].

For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation].

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.

You too, be patient; strengthen your hearts [keep them energized and firmly committed to God], because the coming of the Lord is near.

For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.

and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.

Therefore, Moses said to them, “Wait, and I will listen to what the Lord will command concerning you.”

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

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

“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

While Elisha was still talking with them, the messenger came down to him [followed by the king] and the king said, “This evil [situation] is from the Lord! Why should I wait for [help from] the Lord any longer?”