Bible Verses About Waiting
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for waiting, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 48,984 votes, led by Psalms 27:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Waiting
Psalms 27:141,766 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Isaiah 40:311,504 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 37:71,326 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 7:71,223 votes
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Psalms 130:51,182 votes
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Habakkuk 2:31,138 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.
Lamentations 3:251,092 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Isaiah 30:181,043 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 62:51,040 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 33:20841 votes
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
Romans 8:25719 votes
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans 12:12714 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Psalms 39:7700 votes
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalms 40:1692 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalms 25:5670 votes
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Galatians 6:9647 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Proverbs 20:22608 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Psalms 52:9594 votes
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.
Isaiah 33:2591 votes
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.
Isaiah 8:17586 votes
And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Psalms 37:34579 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 37:9566 votes
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
Titus 2:13562 votes
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
James 5:7556 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.
Isaiah 64:4555 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.
What does the Bible say about waiting?
Readers most often cite Psalms 27:14 on the subject of waiting. Across 48,984 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 40:31, Psalms 37:7, Micah 7:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.