Bible Verses About Waiting on God

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

In your patience possess ye your souls.