"For Your salvationI wait,O LORD.
"Danshall be a serpentin the way,A hornedsnakein the path,That bitesthe horse'sheels,So that his riderfallsbackward.
I hopefor Your salvation,O LORD,And doYour commandments.
I longfor Your salvation,O LORD,And Your lawis my delight.
May Your lovingkindnessesalso cometo me, O LORD,Your salvationaccording to Your word;
Behold,as the eyesof servants[look] to the handof their master,As the eyesof a maidto the handof her mistress,Soour eyes[look] to the LORDour God,UntilHe is graciousto us.
I waitfor the LORD,my souldoes wait,And in His worddo I hope.
Oh,that the salvationof Israelwould come out of Zion!When the LORDrestoresHis captivepeople,Jacobwill rejoice,Israelwill be glad.
I waitedpatientlyfor the LORD;And He inclinedto me and heardmy cry.
My soul[waits] in silencefor Godonly;From Him is my salvation.
My soul,waitin silencefor Godonly,For my hopeis from Him.
Showus Your lovingkindness,O LORD,And grantus Your salvation.
"The LORDis my strengthand song,And He has becomemy salvation;Thisis my God,and I will praiseHim; My father'sGod,and I will extolHim.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
And it will be saidin that day,"Behold,thisis our Godfor whom we have waitedthat He might saveus. Thisis the LORDfor whom we have waited;Let us rejoiceand be gladin His salvation."
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
O LORD,be graciousto us; we have waitedfor You. Be their strengthevery morning,Our salvationalsoin the timeof distress.
"Nowtherefore, comemakea bargainwith my masterthe kingof Assyria,and I will giveyou two thousandhorses,ifyou are ableon your part to setriderson them.
And I will waitfor the LORDwho is hidingHis facefrom the houseof Jacob;I will even lookeagerlyfor Him.
The LORDis goodto those who waitfor Him, To the personwho seeksHim.
A merchant,in whose handsare false balances,He lovesto oppress.
But as for me, I will watchexpectantlyfor the LORD;I will waitfor the Godof my salvation.My Godwill hearme.
"She will beara Son;and you shall callHis nameJesus,for He will saveHis peoplefrom their sins."
Josephof Arimatheacame,a prominentmember of the Council,whohimselfwas waitingfor the kingdomof God;and he gathered up courageand wentin beforePilate,and askedfor the bodyof Jesus.
The angelsaidto her, "Do not be afraid,Mary;for you have foundfavorwith God.
And there was a manin Jerusalemwhosenamewas Simeon;and thismanwas righteousand devout,lookingfor the consolationof Israel;and the HolySpiritwas upon him.
For my eyeshave seenYour salvation,
(he had not consentedto their planand action),[a man] from Arimathea,a cityof the Jews,whowas waitingfor the kingdomof God;
For the anxious longingof the creationwaits eagerlyfor the revealingof the sonsof God.
But ifwe hopefor whatwe do not see,with perseverancewe wait eagerlyfor it.
For we through the Spirit,by faith,are waitingfor the hopeof righteousness.
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
