Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters; as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Jehovah our God, until He shows grace to us.
My strength and song is Jehovah, and it happened, He was salvation to me; this is my God and I will glorify Him; the God of my father, and I will exalt Him.
And one shall say in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.
And therefore Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And for this He is exalted to have mercy on you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
And now please exchange pledges with my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to set riders on them for you.
Joseph from Arimathea came, an honorable councillor, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. And taking courage, he went in to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus.
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, eagerly expecting the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him.
This one was not assenting to their counsel and action (he was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews), and who also himself was eagerly expecting the kingdom of God,