But as for me, I will wait continually, And will praise You yet more and more.
“Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless I will argue my ways before Him.
Israel, wait for the Lord; For with the Lord there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption.
¶Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God.
I have leaned on You since my birth; You are He who took me from my mother’s womb; My praise is continually of You.
I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.”
The Lord is good to those who await Him, To the person who seeks Him.
It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.
And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,
for indeed you practice it toward all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to excel even more,
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
And everyone who has this hope set on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.