Psalms 27:14

David exhorts himself and others to wait for the Lord, be strong, and take courage. It teaches patient, courageous trust as the proper response to delay.

Cross-references · 30

• Isa 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Ps 31:24Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
• Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Ps 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
• Ps 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• Hab 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
• Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• 2 Cor 12:9–10But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
• Ps 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
• Lam 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• Ps 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
• Rom 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
• Col 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
• Prov 20:22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
• Ps 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
• Isa 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• 1 Cor 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• 2 Tim 4:5–8But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
• Ps 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
• Gen 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
• Isa 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
• Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
• Ps 40:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Isa 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
• Ps 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
• Eph 3:16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
• Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
• Acts 28:15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

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