Psalms 27:14
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.
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What this verse means
Waiting on the Lord is paired with courage — the waiting itself strengthens the heart.
A short prayer
Lord, waiting is hard. Give me courage while I wait, and strength in the meantime.
Read in context — Psalms 27
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Related verses
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“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”John 11:25
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”John 16:33
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”Lamentations 3:22
“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”Mark 10:27
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