Bible verses about Hope
Waiting on the Lord
Hope stretched over time, when nothing seems to be moving.
10 verses · World English Bible, with the American Standard Version beneath
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
ASV Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
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.
ASV Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
ASV My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
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.
ASV And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that 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.
ASV but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
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.
ASV For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
ASV Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
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.
ASV For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
ASV But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
ASV And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.