Wait

Go to Pharaoh in the morning as you see him walking out to the water. Wait on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.

If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.

If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the place of ambush and lay in wait between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But Joshua spent that night among the people.

Now then, tonight you and the people with you are to come and lie in wait in the fields.

So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

…would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”

And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”

If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.

Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.

Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.”

And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”

Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”

May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.

Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?

How much less, then, when you say that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you must wait for Him,

…when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket?

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Wait 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.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.

Therefore 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.

O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

But 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.

My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.

Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.

Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.

For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.

The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.

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

For 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.

I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.

And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.

So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.

Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.