Waiting is one of the hardest things faith asks of us, especially when the answer seems slow in coming. These King James Version verses remind you that waiting on God is not wasted time but active trust. Take heart as you rest in His perfect timing.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 · King James Version
Waiting on the Lord is not wasted; it is where worn-out strength is renewed to run again without fainting.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 27:14 · King James Version
This gentle command to wait is doubled for emphasis, urging courage while God strengthens your heart.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 37:7 · King James Version
Resting and waiting patiently for God guards you from the restlessness of forcing your own answers.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Lamentations 3:25 · King James Version
The Lord is called good to those who wait for Him, a comfort when the delay feels long and hard.
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1 · King James Version
David waited patiently, and God inclined to him and heard his cry; your waiting is not unnoticed either.
For 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.
Habakkuk 2:3 · King James Version
God's promise has an appointed time; though it seems to tarry, you can wait knowing it will surely come.
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalm 130:5 · King James Version
Waiting is tied here to hoping in God's word, giving your soul something firm to hold while you wait.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 · King James Version
When there is nothing left to do, you can still look to the Lord and wait for the God of your salvation.
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Isaiah 30:18 · King James Version
God waits to be gracious to you, and a blessing is promised to all who wait for Him in return.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalm 62:5 · King James Version
Telling your soul to wait only upon God refocuses your expectation on Him rather than on shifting circumstances.
Waiting is treated as active trust, not passive delay. Isaiah 40:31 promises renewed strength to those who wait, and Psalms 27:14 urges courage while you wait.
Psalms 37:7 tells us to rest in the Lord and wait patiently, and Psalms 40:1 models crying out and then trusting Him to answer in His timing.
Habakkuk 2:3 reminds us that God's promises come at an appointed time, even when they seem to tarry. Waiting shapes our faith and keeps our hope fixed on Him rather than on circumstances.