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14Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.
31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
7But I will look towards the Lord. I will wait for God, my Savior. My God will hear me.
18Therefore, the Lord waits, so that he may take pity on you. And therefore, he will be exalted for sparing you. For the Lord is the God of judgment. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
7Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains. 8Therefore, you too should be patient and should strengthen your hearts. For the advent of the Lord draws near.
4And dining with them, he instructed them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but that they should wait for the Promise of the Father, “about which you have heard,” he said, “from my own mouth.
5My soul has hoped in the Lord.
22Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
20Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
16For in you, Lord, I have hoped. You will listen to me, O Lord my God.
6Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.
5My soul has hoped in the Lord. 6From the morning watch, even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.
25But since we hope for what we do not see, we wait with patience.
3For as yet the vision is far off, and it will appear in the end, and it will not lie. If it expresses any delay, wait for it. For it is arriving and it will arrive, and it will not be hindered.
25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him. 26TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.