Bible Verses About Waiting on the Lord
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for waiting on the lord, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,603 votes, led by Isaiah 40:31. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Waiting on the Lord
Isaiah 40:31546 votes
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.
Psalms 27:14541 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalms 130:5322 votes
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalms 37:7299 votes
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.
Habakkuk 2:3280 votes
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.
Isaiah 30:18254 votes
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.
Psalms 37:7-9253 votes
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.
Micah 7:7247 votes
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Psalms 62:5241 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 37:34235 votes
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.
Psalms 25:4-5221 votes
Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
Psalms 40:1210 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalms 33:20187 votes
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
Isaiah 64:4184 votes
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.
Isaiah 8:17162 votes
And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Lamentations 3:25159 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
James 5:7-8155 votes
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.
Lamentations 3:25-26154 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Psalms 37:9146 votes
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 130:5-6144 votes
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Galatians 2:20125 votes
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.
Titus 2:13124 votes
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Psalms 40:1-3112 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Proverbs 20:22112 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
1 John 3:2112 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about waiting on the lord?
Readers most often cite Isaiah 40:31 on the subject of waiting on the lord. Across 9,603 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 27:14, Psalms 130:5, Psalms 37:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.