Bible Verses About Waiting Upon God

I await Your salvation, O LORD.

He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah

They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.

See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.

My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.

In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.