Waiting on the Lord can be a difficult thing to do. It can require patience and a lot of faith. However, the Bible is filled with verses about waiting on the Lord and the hope it brings in difficult times. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at 29 of these Bible verses about waiting on the Lord. We’ll explore what each verse means and how it can encourage us to wait in faith and trust in God’s plan. Whether you’re struggling with patience or simply looking for uplifting verses, this post is perfect.
Bible Verses About Waiting On The Lord
Genesis 49:18 - I wait for Your salvation, O Lord!
Psalm 25:5 - Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
Psalm 27:14 - Wait on the Lord; be strong, and may your heart be stout; wait on the Lord.
Psalm 31:24 - Be strong, and He will strengthen your heart, all you who wait for the Lord.
Psalm 33:20 - Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield.
Psalm 37:7 - Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of those who prosper in their way, because of those who make wicked schemes.
Psalm 39:7 - Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.
Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 42:11 - Why, my soul, are you cast down? Why do you groan within me? Wait for God; I will yet thank Him, For He is my deliverance and my God.
Psalm 59:9 - O my strength, I will wait on You; for God is my refuge.
Psalm 62:1 - My soul waits in silence on God alone; from Him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:5 - My soul, wait silently for God, for my hope is from Him.
Psalm 69:3 - I am weary of my crying; my throat is parched; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalm 69:6 - May those who wait on You, O Lord God of Hosts, not be ashamed because of me; may those who seek You not be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel.
Psalm 130:5 - I wait for the Lord, with bated breath I wait; I long for His Word!
Psalm 130:6 - My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
Psalm 130:7 - Let Israel wait for the Lord! For mercy is found with the Lord; with Him is great redemption.
Proverbs 20:22 - Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; but wait on the Lord, and He will save you.
Isaiah 8:17 - I will wait on the Lord, who hides His face from the house of Jacob, and I will eagerly look for Him.
Isaiah 25:9 - It shall be said in that day: Look, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
Isaiah 26:8 - In the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You eagerly; the desire of our souls is Your name, even Your memory.
Isaiah 33:2 - O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Isaiah 40:31 - but those who 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 wak and not faint.
Isaiah 49:23 - kings shall be your foster fathers and their queens your nursing mothers; they shall bow down to you with their faces toward the ground and lick up the dust of your feet. And you shall know that I am the Lord, for those who wait for Me shall not be ashamed.
Isaiah 64:4 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides You, who acts for the one who waits for Him.
Jeremiah 14:22 - Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Lord our God? Therefore, we will wait upon You, for You have done all these things.
Lamentations 3:25 - The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Lamentations 3:26 - It is good that a man should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Hosea 12:6 - But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to mercy and justice, and wait on your God continually.
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