I wait for Yahweh; I wait
and put my hope in His word.

I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
I will wait for Him.

Wait for the Lord;
be strong and courageous.
Wait for the Lord.

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded the place and waited in ambush for him all that night at the city gate. While they were waiting quietly, they said, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy,
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.

All of them wait for You
to give them their food at the right time.

They soon forgot His works
and would not wait for His counsel.

How many days must Your servant wait?
When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

Moses replied to them, “Wait here until I hear what the Lord commands for you.”

Yes, Yahweh, we wait for You
in the path of Your judgments.
Our desire is for Your name and renown.

For the ruthless one will vanish,
the scorner will disappear,
and all those who lie in wait with evil intent
will be killed—

Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for You.
Be our strength every morning
and our salvation in time of trouble.

He will not grow weak or be discouraged
until He has established justice on earth.
The islands will wait for His instruction.”

Yes, the islands will wait for Me
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring your children from far away,
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
who has glorified you.

for wicked men live among My people.
They watch like fowlers lying in wait.
They set a trap;
they catch men.

Give glory to the Lord your God
before He brings darkness,
before your feet stumble
on the mountains at dusk.
You wait for light,
but He brings darkest gloom
and makes thick darkness.

May its morning stars grow dark.
May it wait for daylight but have none;
may it not see the breaking of dawn.

who wait for death, but it does not come,
and search for it more than for hidden treasure,

When a man dies, will he come back to life?
If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle
until my relief comes.

Now tonight, you and the people with you are to come wait in ambush in the countryside.

They answered, “Come on, let’s go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!

ט TetThe Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.

It is good to wait quietly
for deliverance from the Lord.

would you be willing to wait for them to grow up? Would you restrain yourselves from remarrying? No, my daughters, my life is much too bitter for you to share, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me.”

Naomi said, “My daughter, wait until you find out how things go, for he won’t rest unless he resolves this today.”

They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘This is the Lord’s declaration,’ when the Lord did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.

Afterward, go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what to do.”

If they say, ‘Wait until we reach you,’ then we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. None of you cares about me or tells me that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”

Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,
now that they stand there and no longer answer?

when they crouch in their dens
and lie in wait within their lairs?

Remember, I’ll wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone,
a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem.
They commit atrocities.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for You are the God of my salvation;
I wait for You all day long.

May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.

We wait for Yahweh;
He is our help and shield.

Though the residents of Maroth
anxiously wait for something good,
disaster has come from the Lord
to the gate of Jerusalem.

Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which do not wait for anyone
or linger for mankind.

Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.

But I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time;
it testifies about the end and will not lie.
Though it delays, wait for it,
since it will certainly come and not be late.

I heard, and I trembled within;
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous
and seeks to kill him;

Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
and He will exalt you to inherit the land.
You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in You.

Then they said to each other, “We’re not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will catch up with us. Let’s go tell the king’s household.”

Then, take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and say, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I anoint you king over Israel.”’ Open the door and escape. Don’t wait.”

Therefore, wait for Me—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
until the day I rise up for plunder.
For My decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
in order to pour out My indignation on them,
all My burning anger;
for the whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of My jealousy.

They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.

I wait for Your salvation, Lord.

He told the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute should go to them.”

On that day it will be said,
“Look, this is our God;
we have waited for Him, and He has saved us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for Him.
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”