逐节对照
- New International Reader's Version - But the Lord wants to have mercy on you. So he will rise up to give you his tender love. The Lord is a God who is always fair. Blessed are all those who wait for him to act!
- 新标点和合本 - 耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们； 必然兴起，好怜悯你们。 因为耶和华是公平的 神； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们； 必然兴起，好怜悯你们。 因为耶和华是公平的上帝； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们； 必然兴起，好怜悯你们。 因为耶和华是公平的 神； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 当代译本 - 然而，耶和华正在等候， 准备施恩给你们， 祂必怜悯你们。 因为耶和华是公正的上帝， 等候祂的人有福了！
- 圣经新译本 - 因此，耶和华必等候要恩待你们； 他必兴起来怜悯你们， 因为耶和华是公义的 神。 等候他的，都是有福的。
- 中文标准译本 - 虽然如此，耶和华却等候着要恩待你们； 因此，他会起来怜悯你们， 因为耶和华是公正的神； 所有等候他的，都是蒙福的！
- 现代标点和合本 - 耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们， 必然兴起，好怜悯你们， 因为耶和华是公平的神。 凡等候他的，都是有福的！
- 和合本（拼音版） - 耶和华必然等候，要施恩给你们； 必然兴起，好怜悯你们。 因为耶和华是公平的上帝， 凡等候他的都是有福的。
- New International Version - 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!
- English Standard Version - Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
- New Living Translation - So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
- The Message - But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.
- Christian Standard Bible - Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. All who wait patiently for him are happy.
- New American Standard Bible - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him.
- New King James Version - Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
- Amplified Bible - Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
- American Standard Version - And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
- World English Bible - Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
- 新標點和合本 - 耶和華必然等候，要施恩給你們； 必然興起，好憐憫你們。 因為耶和華是公平的神； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 耶和華必然等候，要施恩給你們； 必然興起，好憐憫你們。 因為耶和華是公平的上帝； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 耶和華必然等候，要施恩給你們； 必然興起，好憐憫你們。 因為耶和華是公平的 神； 凡等候他的都是有福的！
- 當代譯本 - 然而，耶和華正在等候， 準備施恩給你們， 祂必憐憫你們。 因為耶和華是公正的上帝， 等候祂的人有福了！
- 聖經新譯本 - 因此，耶和華必等候要恩待你們； 他必興起來憐憫你們， 因為耶和華是公義的 神。 等候他的，都是有福的。
- 呂振中譯本 - 因此永恆主必等候來恩待你們； 因此 永恆主 必興起 來憐憫你們； 因為永恆主是公平的上帝； 凡等候他的全都有福。
- 中文標準譯本 - 雖然如此，耶和華卻等候著要恩待你們； 因此，他會起來憐憫你們， 因為耶和華是公正的神； 所有等候他的，都是蒙福的！
- 現代標點和合本 - 耶和華必然等候，要施恩給你們， 必然興起，好憐憫你們， 因為耶和華是公平的神。 凡等候他的，都是有福的！
- 文理和合譯本 - 然耶和華必姑待以惠爾、居崇高以恤爾、蓋耶和華乃公義之上帝、凡望之者、咸蒙福祉、○
- 文理委辦譯本 - 惟耶和華上帝、施仁行義、矜憫為懷彼必欲勃然而興、以恩加爾、凡恃主者、必蒙福祉、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 雖然、主仍俟焉、欲賜恩於爾、勃然而興、矜憐爾、蓋主乃施仁行義之天主、凡仰望主者、即為有福、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Por eso el Señor los espera, para tenerles piedad; por eso se levanta para mostrarles compasión. Porque el Señor es un Dios de justicia. ¡Dichosos todos los que en él esperan!
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러나 여호와께서는 아직도 너희가 돌아오기를 기다리고 계시며 너희에게 사랑을 베푸시려고 하신다. 여호와는 의로우신 분이시므로 너희를 불쌍히 여기실 것이다. 그러므로 여호와를 의지하는 자는 복 있는 자이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Но Господь медлит, чтобы помиловать вас; Он поднимется, чтобы сжалиться над вами. Ведь Господь – Бог правосудия. Блаженны все, кто Его ожидает!
- Восточный перевод - Но Вечный медлит, чтобы помиловать вас; Он поднимется, чтобы сжалиться над вами. Ведь Вечный – Бог правосудия. Благословенны все, кто Его ожидает!
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но Вечный медлит, чтобы помиловать вас; Он поднимется, чтобы сжалиться над вами. Ведь Вечный – Бог правосудия. Благословенны все, кто Его ожидает!
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но Вечный медлит, чтобы помиловать вас; Он поднимется, чтобы сжалиться над вами. Ведь Вечный – Бог правосудия. Благословенны все, кто Его ожидает!
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Et pourtant, l’Eternel attend ╵le moment de vous faire grâce et il se lèvera ╵pour vous manifester ╵sa compassion, car l’Eternel est un Dieu juste. Heureux tous ceux ╵qui se confient en lui !
- リビングバイブル - しかし主は、あなたがたを愛し、 いつの日か、みもとに帰って来るのを待っています。 約束どおり、あなたがたをむりやりつかまえてでも 祝福しようと待ちかまえています。 主は約束は必ず守るお方なので、 主の助けを待ち望む人は幸いです。
- Nova Versão Internacional - Contudo, o Senhor espera o momento de ser bondoso com vocês; ele ainda se levantará para mostrar-lhes compaixão. Pois o Senhor é Deus de justiça. Como são felizes todos os que nele esperam!
- Hoffnung für alle - Doch sehnt sich der Herr danach, euch gnädig zu sein. Bald wird er zu euch kommen und sich wieder über euch erbarmen, denn er ist ein gerechter Gott. Wie glücklich können sich alle schätzen, die auf seine Hilfe warten!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Hằng Hữu vẫn chờ đợi các ngươi đến với Ngài để Chúa tỏ tình yêu và lòng thương xót của Ngài. Vì Chúa Hằng Hữu là Đức Chúa Trời trung tín. Phước cho ai trông chờ sự trợ giúp của Ngài.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถึงกระนั้นองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้ายังทรงปรารถนาจะเมตตาเจ้า พระองค์ทรงลุกขึ้นเพื่อแสดงความเมตตาสงสารต่อเจ้า เพราะพระยาห์เวห์ทรงเป็นพระเจ้าแห่งความยุติธรรม พระพรมีแก่ทุกคนที่รอคอยพระองค์!
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ฉะนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าปรารถนาจะมีความกรุณาต่อพวกท่าน พระองค์จึงลุกขึ้นแสดงความเมตตาต่อท่าน เพราะพระผู้เป็นเจ้าเป็นพระเจ้าแห่งความยุติธรรม ทุกคนที่รอคอยพระองค์จะเป็นสุข
交叉引用
- Isaiah 18:4 - The Lord says to me, “I will look down from heaven, where I live. I will be as quiet as summer heat in the sunshine. I will be as quiet as a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
- Isaiah 26:7 - The path of godly people is level. You are the God who does what is right. You make their way smooth.
- Isaiah 26:8 - Lord, we are living the way your laws command us to live. We are waiting for you to act. We want your honor and fame to be known.
- Psalm 99:4 - The King is mighty and loves justice. He has set up the rules for fairness. He has done what is right and fair for the people of Jacob.
- Isaiah 40:31 - But those who trust in the Lord will receive new strength. They will fly as high as eagles. They will run and not get tired. They will walk and not grow weak.
- Jonah 3:4 - Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
- Jonah 3:5 - The people of Nineveh believed God’s warning. So they decided not to eat any food for a while. And all of them put on the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. That’s what everyone did, from the least important of them to the most important.
- Jonah 3:6 - Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh. He got up from his throne. He took off his royal robes. He also dressed himself in the clothing of sadness. And then he sat down in the dust.
- Jonah 3:7 - Here is the message he sent out to the people of Nineveh. “I and my nobles give this order. Don’t let people or animals taste anything. That includes your herds and flocks. People and animals must not eat or drink anything.
- Jonah 3:8 - Let people and animals alike be covered with the clothing of sadness. All of you must call out to God with all your hearts. Stop doing what is evil. Don’t harm others.
- Jonah 3:9 - Who knows? God might take pity on us. He might not be angry with us anymore. Then we won’t die.”
- Jonah 3:10 - God saw what they did. He saw that they stopped doing what was evil. So he took pity on them. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.
- Romans 9:15 - He said to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. I will show love to those I love.” ( Exodus 33:19 )
- Romans 9:16 - So it doesn’t depend on what people want or what they do. It depends on God’s mercy.
- Romans 9:17 - In Scripture, God says to Pharaoh, “I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to use you to show my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.” ( Exodus 9:16 )
- Romans 9:18 - So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.
- Isaiah 57:17 - I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.
- Isaiah 57:18 - I have seen what they have done. But I will heal them. I will guide them. I will give those who mourn in Israel the comfort they had before.
- Hosea 2:14 - “So now I am going to draw her back to me. I will lead her into the desert. There I will speak tenderly to her.
- Jeremiah 10:24 - Correct me, Lord, but please be fair. Don’t correct me when you are angry. If you do, nothing will be left of me.
- Jeremiah 10:25 - Pour out your great anger on the nations. They don’t pay any attention to you. They refuse to worship you. They have destroyed the people of Jacob. They’ve wiped them out completely. They’ve also destroyed the land they lived in.
- Isaiah 33:10 - “Now I will take action,” says the Lord. “Now I will be honored. Now I will be respected.
- Isaiah 33:11 - Assyria, your plans and actions are like straw. Your anger is a fire that will destroy you.
- Isaiah 33:12 - The nations will be burned to ashes. They will be like bushes that are cut down and set on fire.
- Isaiah 42:1 - “Here is my servant. I take good care of him. I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him. I will put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 42:2 - He will not shout or cry out. He will not raise his voice in the streets.
- Isaiah 42:3 - He will not break a bent twig. He will not put out a dimly burning flame. He will be faithful and make everything right.
- Isaiah 42:4 - He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”
- Micah 7:7 - But I will look to the Lord. I’ll put my trust in God my Savior. He will hear me.
- Micah 7:8 - The people of Jerusalem say, “Don’t laugh when we suffer, you enemies of ours! We have fallen. But we’ll get up. Even though we sit in the dark, the Lord will give us light.
- Micah 7:9 - We’ve sinned against the Lord. So he is angry with us. His anger will continue until he takes up our case. Then he’ll do what is right for us. He’ll bring us out into the light. Then we’ll see him save us.
- Isaiah 42:14 - The Lord says, “For a long time I have kept silent. I have been calm and quiet. But now, like a woman having a baby, I cry out. I gasp and pant.
- Ephesians 1:20 - God showed. He showed this when he raised Christ from the dead. God seated him at his right hand in his heavenly kingdom.
- Ephesians 1:21 - There Christ sits far above all who rule and have authority. He also sits far above all powers and kings. He is above every name that is appealed to in this world and in the world to come.
- Ephesians 1:22 - God placed all things under Christ’s rule. He appointed him to be ruler over everything for the church.
- Ephesians 1:23 - The church is Christ’s body and is filled by Christ. He fills everything in every way.
- Deuteronomy 32:4 - He is the Rock. His works are perfect. All his ways are right. He is faithful. He doesn’t do anything wrong. He is honest and fair.
- Ephesians 1:6 - All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.
- Job 35:14 - So he certainly won’t listen to you. When you say you don’t see him, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you state your case to him. He won’t pay attention even if you wait for him.
- Jeremiah 31:18 - “I have heard the groans of Ephraim’s people. They say, ‘You corrected us like a calf you were training. And we have been trained. Bring us back to you, and we will come back. You are the Lord our God.
- Jeremiah 31:19 - After we wandered away from you, we turned away from our sins. After we learned our lesson, we beat our chests in sorrow. We were full of shame. What we did when we were young brought dishonor on us.’
- Jeremiah 31:20 - Aren’t the people of Ephraim my dear children? Aren’t they the children I take delight in? I often speak against them. But I still remember them. So my heart longs for them. I love them with a tender love,” announces the Lord.
- Luke 2:25 - In Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon. He was a good and godly man. He was waiting for God’s promise to Israel to come true. The Holy Spirit was with him.
- Malachi 2:17 - You have worn out the Lord by what you keep saying. “How have we worn him out?” you ask. You have done it by saying, “All those who do evil things are good in the Lord’s sight. And he is pleased with them.” Or you ask, “Is God really fair?”
- Romans 5:20 - The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.
- Exodus 34:6 - As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said, “I am the Lord, the Lord. I am the God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love.
- Psalm 62:5 - Yes, I must find my rest in God. He is the God who gives me hope.
- Psalm 62:6 - It is surely true that he is my rock and the God who saves me. He is like a fort to me, so I will always be secure.
- Psalm 62:7 - I depend on God to save me and to honor me. He is my mighty rock and my place of safety.
- Psalm 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, you people. Tell him all your troubles. God is our place of safety.
- Luke 24:26 - Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and then receive his glory?”
- Luke 24:27 - Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the Scriptures. He began with Moses and all the Prophets.
- James 5:11 - As you know, we think that people who don’t give up are blessed. You have heard that Job was patient. And you have seen what the Lord finally did for him. The Lord is full of tender mercy and loving concern.
- Psalm 62:1 - It is surely true that I find my rest in God. He is the God who saves me.
- Psalm 62:2 - It is surely true that he is my rock. He is the God who saves me. He is like a fort to me. I will always be secure.
- Psalm 27:14 - Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don’t lose hope. Wait for the Lord.
- Romans 8:25 - We hope for what we don’t have yet. So we are patient as we wait for it.
- Romans 8:26 - In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us when we are weak. We don’t know what we should pray for. But the Spirit himself prays for us. He prays through groans too deep for words.
- Romans 8:27 - God, who looks into our hearts, knows the mind of the Spirit. And the Spirit prays for God’s people just as God wants him to pray.
- Romans 8:28 - We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. He appointed them to be saved in keeping with his purpose.
- Hosea 11:8 - The Lord continues, “People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.
- Hosea 11:9 - I will not be so angry with you anymore. I will not completely destroy you again. After all, I am God. I am not a mere man. I am the Holy One among you. I will not direct my anger against their cities.
- Acts 5:31 - Now Jesus is Prince and Savior. God has proved this by giving Jesus a place of honor with him. He did it to turn Israel away from their sins and forgive them.
- Ephesians 1:8 - He poured his grace on us. By giving us great wisdom and understanding,
- Romans 2:2 - We know that when God judges those who do evil things, he judges fairly.
- Romans 2:3 - Though you are only a human being, you judge others. But you yourself do the same things. So how do you think you will escape when God judges you?
- Romans 2:4 - Do you disrespect God’s great kindness and favor? Do you disrespect God when he is patient with you? Don’t you realize that God’s kindness is meant to turn you away from your sins?
- Romans 2:5 - But you are stubborn. In your heart you are not sorry for your sins. You are storing up anger against yourself. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then his way of judging fairly will be shown.
- Romans 2:6 - God “will pay back each person in keeping with what they have done.” ( Psalm 62:12 ; Proverbs 24:12 )
- Romans 2:7 - God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.
- Romans 2:8 - But there are others who only look out for themselves. They don’t accept the truth. They go astray. God will pour out his great anger on them.
- Romans 2:9 - There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
- Romans 2:10 - But there will be glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.
- Psalm 84:12 - Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in you.
- Micah 7:18 - Lord, who is a God like you? You forgive sin. You forgive your people when they do what is wrong. You don’t stay angry forever. Instead, you take delight in showing your faithful love to them.
- Micah 7:19 - Once again you will show loving concern for us. You will completely wipe out the evil things we’ve done. You will throw all our sins into the bottom of the sea.
- Micah 7:20 - You will be faithful to Jacob’s people. You will show your love to Abraham’s children. You will do what you promised to do for our people. You made that promise long ago.
- Romans 9:22 - What if God chose to show his great anger? What if he chose to make his power known? But he put up with the people he was angry with. They were made to be destroyed.
- Psalm 46:10 - He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be honored among the nations. I will be honored in the earth.”
- Psalm 46:11 - The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.
- Isaiah 55:8 - “My thoughts are not like your thoughts. And your ways are not like my ways,” announces the Lord.
- Jeremiah 17:7 - “But I will bless anyone who trusts in me. I will do good things for the person who depends on me.
- Luke 15:20 - So he got up and went to his father. “While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him. He was filled with tender love for his son. He ran to him. He threw his arms around him and kissed him.
- Psalm 40:1 - I was patient while I waited for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
- Psalm 40:2 - I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.
- Psalm 40:3 - He gave me a new song to sing. It is a hymn of praise to our God. Many people will see and have respect for the Lord. They will put their trust in him.
- Psalm 76:5 - Brave soldiers have been robbed of everything they had. Now they lie there, sleeping in death. Not one of them can even lift his hands.
- Psalm 76:6 - God of Jacob, at your command both horse and chariot lie still.
- Psalm 76:7 - People should have respect for you alone. Who can stand in front of you when you are angry?
- Psalm 76:8 - From heaven you handed down your sentence. The land was afraid and became quiet.
- Psalm 76:9 - God, that happened when you rose up to judge. It happened when you came to save all your suffering people in the land.
- Psalm 76:10 - Your anger against sinners brings you praise. Those who live through your anger gather to worship you.
- Isaiah 5:16 - But the Lord who rules over all will be honored because he judges fairly. The holy God will prove that he is holy by doing what is right.
- Acts 2:33 - Jesus has been given a place of honor at the right hand of God. He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. This is what God had promised. It is Jesus who has poured out what you now see and hear.
- Acts 2:34 - David did not go up to heaven. But he said, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand.
- Acts 2:35 - I will put your enemies under your control.” ’ ( Psalm 110:1 )
- Acts 2:36 - “So be sure of this, all you people of Israel. You nailed Jesus to the cross. But God has made him both Lord and Messiah.”
- Acts 2:37 - When the people heard this, it had a deep effect on them. They said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
- Acts 2:38 - Peter replied, “All of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then your sins will be forgiven. You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children. It is also for all who are far away. It is for all whom the Lord our God will choose.”
- 1 Samuel 2:3 - “Don’t keep talking so proudly. Don’t let your mouth say such proud things. The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything people do.
- Psalm 2:12 - Obey the son completely, or he will be angry. Your way of life will lead to your death. His anger can blaze out at any moment. Blessed are all those who go to him for safety.
- Matthew 15:22 - A woman from Canaan lived near Tyre and Sidon. She came to him and cried out, “Lord! Son of David! Have mercy on me! A demon controls my daughter. She is suffering terribly.”
- Matthew 15:23 - Jesus did not say a word. So his disciples came to him. They begged him, “Send her away. She keeps crying out after us.”
- Matthew 15:24 - Jesus answered, “I was sent only to the people of Israel. They are like lost sheep.”
- Matthew 15:25 - Then the woman fell to her knees in front of him. “Lord! Help me!” she said.
- Matthew 15:26 - He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
- Matthew 15:27 - “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.”
- Matthew 15:28 - Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! You will be given what you are asking for.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.
- Psalm 28:6 - Give praise to the Lord. He has heard my cry for his favor.
- Psalm 28:7 - The Lord gives me strength. He is like a shield that keeps me safe. My heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart jumps for joy. With my song I praise him.
- Isaiah 33:5 - The Lord is honored. He lives in heaven. He will make sure Zion’s people only do what is fair and right.
- Psalm 34:8 - Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety.
- Isaiah 25:9 - At that time they will say, “He is our God. We trusted in him, and he saved us. He is the Lord. We trusted in him. Let us be filled with joy because he saved us.”
- 2 Peter 3:15 - Remember that while our Lord is waiting patiently to return, people are being saved. Our dear brother Paul also wrote to you about this. God made him wise to write as he did.
- Isaiah 8:17 - I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people. I will put my trust in him.
- Proverbs 16:20 - If anyone pays attention to what they’re taught, they will succeed. Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord.
- Lamentations 3:25 - The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him. He is good to those who look to him.
- Lamentations 3:26 - It is good when people wait quietly for the Lord to save them.
- 2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slow to keep his promise. He is not slow in the way some people understand it. Instead, he is patient with you. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed. Instead, he wants all people to turn away from their sins.