waiting on the lord
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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.
14Wait for the Lord, act manfully; and let your heart be strengthened, and remain with the Lord.
5My soul has hoped in the Lord.
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.
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.
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.
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. 8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious. 9For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
7But I will look towards the Lord. I will wait for God, my Savior. My God will hear me.
34Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.
6Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.
4May all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your paths. 5Direct me in your truth, and teach me. For you are God, my Savior, and I remain with you all day long.
2I have waited expectantly for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
4From ages past, they have not heard it, and they have not perceived it with the ears. Apart from you, O God, the eye has not seen what you have prepared for those who await you.
20Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
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.
25TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
17And I will wait for the Lord, who has concealed his face from the house of Jacob, and I will stand before him.
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.