Bible Verses About Waiting (20 Verses)
This collection has 20 Bible verses about waiting: 15 from the Old Testament and 5 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (9 verses), across 10 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about waiting? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about waiting, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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20 Bible Verses About Waiting
"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."
"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."
"Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen."
"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."
"But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me."
"Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me."
"I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word."
"I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope."
"Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him."
"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."
"My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him."
"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him."
"Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield."
"Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield."
"But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience."
"But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
"I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry."
"I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
"Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long."
"Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day."
"Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
"Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you."
"Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee."
"I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints."
"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."
"Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble."
"O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble."
"For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land."
"For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth."
"looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;"
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"
"Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain."
"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."
"My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him."
"Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation."
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;"
"For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:"
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."
"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."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 20 Bible verses about waiting: 15 from the Old Testament and 5 from the New Testament. Psalm appears most often (9 verses), across 10 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about waiting? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about waiting, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Isaiah 40:31: "But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint." Psalm 37:7: "Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen." Micah 7:7: "But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me." Full collection: 20 verses on this page (75% Old Testament, 25% New Testament).
This page collects 20 verses about waiting from 10 books. Psalm is the most frequent source (9 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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