KJV King James Version
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
WEB World English Bible
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Look unto Jehovah—be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!
Surrounding context — Psalm 27
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13 [I had fainted], unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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Isaiah 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.Psalm 31:24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.Isaiah 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.Psalm 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].Psalm 130:5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Habakkuk 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.Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.2 Corinthians 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.Psalm 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.Lamentations 3:26[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Psalm 138:3In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; [but] wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.Psalm 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.Isaiah 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 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
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