'Watching' in the Bible

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.