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 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.
• Ps 31:24Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.
• Isa 30:18Therefore 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.
• Ps 37:34Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
• Ps 130:5I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.
• Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
• Hab 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.
• Eph 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
• 2 Cor 12:9–10He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
• Ps 62:5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
• Lam 3:26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
• Ps 138:3In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.
• Rom 8:25But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
• Col 1:11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
• Prov 20:22Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
• Ps 33:20Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
• Isa 25:9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
• 1 Cor 16:13Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!
• 2 Tim 4:5–8But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
• Ps 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
• Gen 49:18I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.
• Ps 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
• Isa 8:17I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Luke 2:25Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
• Ps 40:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.
• Isa 26:8Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.
• Ps 62:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
• Eph 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
• Luke 2:38Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
• Acts 28:15From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.

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