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Psa. 27:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Psa. 25:3,21• ³Yea, all those who wait on thee shall not be ashamed;{HR}They shall be ashamed who deal falsely without a cause.
²¹Integrity and uprightness shall preserve me,{HR}For I have waited for thee. (Psa. 25:3,21)

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Psa. 31:24• ²⁴Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart all ye who wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 31:24)

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Psa. 33:20• ²⁰Our soul hath waited for Jehovah;{HR}He [is] our help and our shield. (Psa. 33:20)

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Psa. 62:1,5• ¹To the chief musician, on Jeduthun, a psalm of David.{HR}Only on God [is] my soul still ;{HR}From him [is] my salvation.
⁵Only on God be still, my soul,{HR}For from him [is] my expectation. (Psa. 62:1,5)

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Psa. 130:5• ⁵I wait for Jehovah;{HR}My soul waiteth,{HR}And for his word I hope. (Psa. 130:5)

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Gen. 49:18• ¹⁸I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah. (Gen. 49:18)

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Isa. 8:17• ¹⁷And I will wait for Jehovah that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (Isa. 8:17)

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Isa. 25:9• ⁹And it shall be said 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. (Isa. 25:9)

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Isa. 26:8• ⁸Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name and to thy memorial [is] the desire of [our] soul. (Isa. 26:8)

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Isa. 30:18• ¹⁸And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him. (Isa. 30:18)

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Lam. 3:26• ²⁶It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:26)

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Hab. 2:3• ³For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Hab. 2:3)

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Luke 2:25,38• ²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.
³⁸And she coming up the same hour, gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem. (Luke 2:25,38)

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Rom. 8:25• ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not see, in patience we await. (Rom. 8:25)

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Psa. 31:24• ²⁴Be strong, and he will strengthen your heart all ye who wait for Jehovah. (Psa. 31:24)

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Acts 28:15• ¹⁵And thence the brethren having heard about us came out to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernæ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. (Acts 28:15)

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1 Cor. 16:13• ¹³Watch, stand in the faith, play the man, be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)

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2 Tim. 4:5‑8• ⁵But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship [evils], do an evangelist's work, fully perform thy ministry.
⁶For I am already being poured out, and the time of my departure is all but come.
⁷The good combat I have combated, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept:
⁸henceforth is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day; and not to me only, but also to all those that love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:5‑8)

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Psa. 138:3• ³In the day I called and thou didst answer me,{HR}Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul. (Psa. 138:3)

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Isa. 40:31• ³¹but they that wait upon Jehovah shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa. 40:31)

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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• ⁹and he hath said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses that the power of Christ may rest on me.
¹⁰Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:9‑10)

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Eph. 3:16• ¹⁶that he would give you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power by his Spirit into the inner man, (Eph. 3:16)

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Eph. 6:10• ¹⁰For the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in [the] Lord and in the strength of his might. (Eph. 6:10)

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me. (Phil. 4:13)

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Col. 1:11• ¹¹in all power empowered according to the might of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy; (Col. 1:11)

• The soul knows nothing, (no human means or strength, or wisdom, or plan,) but seeking Jehovah's face; with Him all is settled, and so in truth in the inward parts, and integrity. The enemies are then Jehovah's concern. This is the secret of our security and comfort in trial. Thence, grace being there, we can reckon on the Lord at all times. If we have erred, bring it to Him. It is a true exercise of soul in His presence. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 25-28” by J.N. Darby)

• It is remarkable how entirely absent is the thought of any other resource or help, than that of the Lord. And this it is maintains integrity, for the Lord cannot help otherwise than in maintaining truth of heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 25-28” by J.N. Darby)

• For a while he may have to wait for the fullness of blessing, and during the waiting time the Lord will strengthen the heart. (“Psalm 27” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take couragec: yea, wait for Jehovah.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "he will strengthen thy heart."

W. Kelly Translation

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Wait for Jehovah;{HR}Be strong, and he shall strengthen thy heart;{HR}Yea, wait for Jehovah.