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 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.
• Ps 31:24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
• Isa 30:18And 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.
• Ps 37:34Wait 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.
• Ps 130:5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
• Hab 2:3For 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.
• Eph 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
• 2 Cor 12:9–10And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
• Ps 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
• Lam 3:26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Ps 138:3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
• Rom 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
• Col 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
• Prov 20:22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
• Ps 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
• Isa 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• 1 Cor 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
• 2 Tim 4:5–8But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
• Ps 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
• Gen 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
• Isa 8:17And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Luke 2:25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
• Ps 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Isa 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
• Ps 62:1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
• Eph 3:16That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
• Luke 2:38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
• Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

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