Bible Verses About Waiting Upon God

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, because my hope comes from him.

I am exhausted from crying, my throat is dry and sore, my eyes are worn out with looking for my God.

All of them look to you to give them their food when they need it.

When you give it to them, they gather it; when you open your hand, they are well satisfied.

As a servant looks to the hand of his master, or a slave-girl to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes turn to ADONAI our God, until he has mercy on us.

I wait longingly for ADONAI; I put my hope in his word.

Everything in me waits for Adonai more than guards on watch wait for morning, more than guards on watch wait for morning.

The eyes of all are looking to you; you give them their food at the right time.

You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Don't say, "I'll pay back evil for evil"; wait for ADONAI to save you.

I will wait for ADONAI, who is hiding his face from the house of Ya'akov; yes, I will look for him.

On that day they will say, "See! This is our God! We waited for him to save us. This is ADONAI ; we put our hope in him. We are full of joy, so glad he saved us!"

Following the way of your judgments, we put our hope in you. The desire of all our soul is to remember you and your name.

Yet ADONAI is just waiting to show you favor, he will have pity on you from on high; for ADONAI is a God of justice; happy are all who wait for him!

ADONAI, show us mercy; we have waited for you. Be their arm every morning, and our salvation in time of trouble.

but those who hope in ADONAI will renew their strength, they will soar aloft as with eagles' wings; when they are running they won't grow weary, when they are walking they won't get tired.

he will not weaken or be crushed until he has established justice on the earth, and the coastlands wait for his Torah."

Kings will be your foster-fathers, their princesses your nurses. They will bow to you, face toward the earth, and lick the dust on your feet. Then you will know that I am ADONAI - those who wait for me will not be sorry."

The coastlands are putting their hope in me, with the 'Tarshish' ships in the lead, to bring your children from far away, and with them their silver and gold, for the sake of ADONAI your God, the Holy One of Isra'el, who glorifies you.

No one has ever heard, no ear perceived, no eye seen, any God but you. You work for him who waits for you.

Among the nations' idols, can any make it rain? Can the skies, of themselves, send showers? Aren't you the one, ADONAI, our God? Don't we look to you? For you do all these things.

ADONAI is good to those waiting for him, to those who are seeking him out.

It is good to wait patiently for the saving help of ADONAI.

How blessed will be anyone who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.

So you, return to your God; hold fast to grace and justice; and always put your hope in your God.