100 Bible Verses about Waiting on the Lord

Here are 100 Bible verses about waiting on the Lord, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV

³¹ But they that 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 walk, and not faint.

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Psalm 27:14 KJV

¹⁴ Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

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Psalm 130:5 KJV

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

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Psalm 37:7 KJV

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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Habakkuk 2:3 KJV

³ For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

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Isaiah 30:18 KJV

¹⁸ And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

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Psalm 37:7-9 KJV

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. ⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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Micah 7:7 KJV

⁷ Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

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Psalm 62:5 KJV

⁵ My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

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Psalm 37:34 KJV

³⁴ Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

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Psalm 25:4-5 KJV

⁴ Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. ⁵ Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

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Psalm 40:1 KJV

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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Psalm 33:20 KJV

²⁰ Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

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Isaiah 64:4 KJV

⁴ For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

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Isaiah 8:17 KJV

¹⁷ And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

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Lamentations 3:25 KJV

²⁵ The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

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James 5:7-8 KJV

⁷ Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. ⁸ Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

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Lamentations 3:25-26 KJV

²⁵ The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. ²⁶ It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

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Psalm 37:9 KJV

⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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Psalm 130:5-6 KJV

⁵ I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. ⁶ My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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Galatians 2:20 KJV

²⁰ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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Titus 2:13 KJV

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

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1 John 3:2 KJV

² Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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Proverbs 20:22 KJV

²² Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

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Psalm 40:1-3 KJV

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. ² He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. ³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

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Psalm 38:15 KJV

¹⁵ For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

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Psalm 25:5-9 KJV

⁵ Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. ⁶ Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. ⁷ Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. ⁸ Good and upright is the Lord: …

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Hosea 12:6 KJV

⁶ Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.

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Romans 10:13 KJV

¹³ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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Psalm 27:13-14 KJV

¹³ I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. ¹⁴ Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

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James 1:1-27 KJV

¹ James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. ² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³ Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. …

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Psalm 62:5-6 KJV

⁵ My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. ⁶ He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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Job 14:14 KJV

¹⁴ If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

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Psalm 25:5 KJV

⁵ Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

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Romans 12:12 KJV

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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Isaiah 40:1-31 KJV

¹ Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. ² Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. ³ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. …

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Psalm 130:1-8 KJV

¹ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. ² Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. ³ If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? ⁴ But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. ⁵ I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I …

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Psalm 69:6 KJV

⁶ Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

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Psalm 62:1-2 KJV

¹ Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. ² He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

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Galatians 6:9 KJV

⁹ And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Romans 8:25 KJV

²⁵ But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

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James 1:12 KJV

¹² Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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Psalm 123:2 KJV

² Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

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Isaiah 25:9 KJV

⁹ And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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Acts 1:4 KJV

⁴ And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

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Matthew 6:33 KJV

³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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Psalm 46:10 KJV

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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Galatians 5:5 KJV

⁵ For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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Psalm 130:1 KJV

¹ Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

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1 Corinthians 1:7 KJV

⁷ So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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Psalm 106:13 KJV

¹³ They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:

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Psalm 39:7 KJV

⁷ And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

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Psalm 33:20-22 KJV

²⁰ Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. ²¹ For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. ²² Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

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Psalm 27:13 KJV

¹³ I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Psalm 25:21 KJV

²¹ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

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Joshua 1:9 KJV

⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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2 Peter 3:9 KJV

⁹ The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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Luke 2:25 KJV

²⁵ And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

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Philippians 3:20 KJV

²⁰ For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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Psalm 25:3 KJV

³ Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

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Romans 5:3-4 KJV

³ And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴ And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

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Isaiah 51:5 KJV

⁵ My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

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1 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV

¹⁰ And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

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1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV

⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

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Mark 15:43 KJV

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

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Jeremiah 14:22 KJV

²² Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.

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Psalm 145:15 KJV

¹⁵ The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

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Isaiah 40:29-31 KJV

²⁹ He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. ³⁰ Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: ³¹ But they that 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 walk, and not faint.

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Colossians 1:11 KJV

¹¹ Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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Zephaniah 3:8 KJV

⁸ Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

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James 5:11 KJV

¹¹ Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

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Romans 8:23 KJV

²³ And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

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Hebrews 12:1 KJV

¹ Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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Psalm 52:9 KJV

⁹ I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

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Psalm 31:24 KJV

²⁴ Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Philippians 4:6 KJV

⁶ Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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Psalm 119:81 KJV

⁸¹ My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

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Psalm 37:1-40 KJV

¹ Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. ² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. ³ Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. ⁴ Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. …

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Jude 1:21 KJV

²¹ Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

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Hebrews 11:7 KJV

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

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Hebrews 4:16 KJV

¹⁶ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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Ephesians 3:20 KJV

²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

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Psalm 130:6 KJV

⁶ My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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Psalm 52:8-9 KJV

⁸ But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. ⁹ I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

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Isaiah 40:28-31 KJV

²⁸ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. ²⁹ He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. ³⁰ Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: …

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Psalm 119:105 KJV

¹⁰⁵ Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

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Psalm 40:1-17 KJV

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. ² He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. ³ And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. ⁴ Blessed is that man that maketh …

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Hebrews 11:1 KJV

¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

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1 Corinthians 13:4 KJV

⁴ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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1 Peter 5:6-7 KJV

⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: ⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

¹¹ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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Psalm 27:1 KJV

¹ The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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Psalm 25:4 KJV

⁴ Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

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Psalm 43:5 KJV

⁵ Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

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Job 23:8-9 KJV

⁸ Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: ⁹ On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

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Matthew 24:14 KJV

¹⁴ And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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Acts 2:1-47 KJV

¹ And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. ² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. ³ And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. ⁴ And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and …

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