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Want to know what the Bible says about Waiting? Here are 114 Bible verses about Waiting from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Lamentations 3:25 NIV
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;
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Psalm 27:14 NIV
Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.
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Isaiah 40:31 NIV
but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.
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Habakkuk 2:3 NIV
For the revelation awaits an appointed time;
    it speaks of the end
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait for it;
    it will certainly come
    and will not delay.
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Psalm 37:7 NIV
Be still before the Lord
    and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.
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Psalm 130:5-6 NIV
5 I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
6 I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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Micah 7:7 NIV
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear me.
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Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
    Blessed are all who wait for him!
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Psalm 39:7 NIV
“But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.
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Psalm 62:5 NIV
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
    my hope comes from him.
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Psalm 33:20 NIV
We wait in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
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Isaiah 33:2 NIV
Lord, be gracious to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength every morning,
    our salvation in time of distress.
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Psalm 130:5 NIV
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
    and in his word I put my hope.
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Psalm 25:5 NIV
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,
    and my hope is in you all day long.
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James 5:7 NIV
Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.
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Psalm 40:1 NIV
I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.
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Psalm 52:9 NIV
For what you have done I will always praise you
    in the presence of your faithful people.
And I will hope in your name,
    for your name is good.
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Isaiah 64:4 NIV
Since ancient times no one has heard,
    no ear has perceived,
no eye has seen any God besides you,
    who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.
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Hosea 12:6 NIV
But you must return to your God;
    maintain love and justice,
    and wait for your God always.
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Galatians 6:9 NIV
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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