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Jacques 5:7-11
Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. (niv)
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Exode 3:15
God also said to Moses,“ Say to the Israelites,‘ The Lord, the God of your fathers— the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob— has sent me to you.’“ This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation. (niv)
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Psaumes 65:6
who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength, (niv)
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Psaumes 37:3-7
Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. (niv)
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2 Thessaloniciens 3 5
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (niv)
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Actes 1:4
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command:“ Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. (niv)
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Romains 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. (niv)
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Esaïe 12:4
In that day you will say:“ Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. (niv)
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Esaïe 30:18
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! (niv)
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Nombres 36:13
These are the commands and regulations the Lord gave through Moses to the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. (niv)
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Psaumes 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. (niv)
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Psaumes 44:17-18
All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path. (niv)
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Esaïe 56:1
This is what the Lord says:“ Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed. (niv)
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Cantiques 1:2-4
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— for your love is more delightful than wine.Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!Take me away with you— let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. We rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. How right they are to adore you! (niv)
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Psaumes 77:10-12
Then I thought,“ To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” (niv)
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Cantiques 5:8
Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you— if you find my beloved, what will you tell him? Tell him I am faint with love. (niv)
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Psaumes 143:5-6
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. (niv)
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Psaumes 13:1-2
How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? (niv)
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Esaïe 33:2
Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress. (niv)
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2 Samuel 23 5
“ If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire. (niv)
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Psaumes 84:2
My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (niv)
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Esaïe 64:4-5
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.You come to the help of those who gladly do right, who remember your ways. But when we continued to sin against them, you were angry. How then can we be saved? (niv)
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Cantiques 2:3-5
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love.Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. (niv)
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Psaumes 63:1-3
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. (niv)
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Psaumes 18:23
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. (niv)
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Esaïe 25:9
In that day they will say,“ Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.” (niv)
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Psaumes 106:3
Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right. (niv)
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Michée 7:7
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. (niv)
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Job 23:10-12
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside.I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. (niv)
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Malachie 4:4
“ Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. (niv)
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Luc 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. (niv)
