Psalms 27:14

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“Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!”

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BSBPD

“Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Look unto Jehovah--be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 27:14 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
  2. Psalms 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
  3. Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
  4. Psalms 31:24Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
  5. Psalms 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
  6. Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
  7. Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  8. Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
  9. Psalms 62:1In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
  10. Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  11. Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
  12. Psalms 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
  13. Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
  14. Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
  15. Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
  16. Isaiah 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
  17. Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
  18. Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
  19. Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
  20. Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
  21. Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  22. Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
  23. Acts 28:15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  24. Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

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