Genesis 49:18

Therefore 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.

but 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.

Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

It 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!”

I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

She shall give birth to a son. You shall name him Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins.”

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”

From this man’s offspring, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,

For 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.

There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce, for I will contend with him who contends with you and I will save your children.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’

When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

In overflowing wrath I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting loving kindness I will have mercy on you,” says Yahweh your Redeemer.

They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

Behold, 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.

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.

Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’

Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When Yahweh restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May Yahweh grant all your requests.

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments.

For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.

It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God.

“Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Coming 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.

(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for God’s Kingdom:

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the Egyptians whom you have seen today.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

Joseph of Arimathaea, a prominent council member who also himself was looking for God’s Kingdom, came. He boldly went in to Pilate, and asked for Jesus’ body.

“He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood.

For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

The river Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. My soul, march on with strength.

Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

Show us your loving kindness, Yahweh. Grant us your salvation.

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word.

Now therefore, please make a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

Therefore turn to your God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait continually for your God.

The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

for my eyes have seen your salvation,

Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the wedding feast; that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.