So it is best for us to wait in patience---to wait for him to save us---

"I wait for your deliverance, LORD.

Because the LORD is righteous and good, he teaches sinners the path they should follow.

Trust in the LORD. Have faith, do not despair. Trust in the LORD.

Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.

Put your hope in the LORD and obey his commands; he will honor you by giving you the land, and you will see the wicked driven out.

What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.

I waited patiently for the LORD's help; then he listened to me and heard my cry.

He taught me to sing a new song, a song of praise to our God. Many who see this will take warning and will put their trust in the LORD.

You have done many things for us, O LORD our God; there is no one like you! You have made many wonderful plans for us. I could never speak of them all--- their number is so great!

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer!

You have heard my promises, O God, and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you.

I wait eagerly for the LORD's help, and in his word I trust.

I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--- than sentries wait for the dawn.

When it happens, everyone will say, "He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has rescued us. He is the LORD! We have put our trust in him, and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us."

And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD.

But those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed. They will rise on wings like eagles; they will run and not get weary; they will walk and not grow weak.

No one has ever seen or heard of a God like you, who does such deeds for those who put their hope in him.

But I will watch for the LORD; I will wait confidently for God, who will save me. My God will hear me.

Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we will rise again. We are in darkness now, but the LORD will give us light.

"Just wait," the LORD says. "Wait for the day when I rise to accuse the nations. I have made up my mind to gather nations and kingdoms in order to let them feel the force of my anger. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of my fury.

and to wait for his Son to come from heaven---his Son Jesus, whom he raised from death and who rescues us from God's anger that is coming.

Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains.

And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, "Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.

But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will."

"O LORD, the God of our ancestors, in your goodness forgive those who are worshiping you with all their heart, even though they are not ritually clean."

He was successful, because everything he did for the Temple or in observance of the Law, he did in a spirit of complete loyalty and devotion to his God.

The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the LORD will praise him. May they prosper forever!

When you said, "Come worship me," I answered, "I will come, LORD."

When the oppressed see this, they will be glad; those who worship God will be encouraged.

Be glad that we belong to him; let all who worship him rejoice.

Happy are those who follow his commands, who obey him with all their heart.

At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is.

Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.

I said, 'Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, your LORD, and I will come and pour out blessings upon you.'