waiting
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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.
5My soul has hoped in the Lord.
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.
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.
6Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.
20Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.