²⁴ The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. ²⁵ The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. ²⁶ It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Phrases

Lord is Good

Names

Jehovah

Cross References

Isaiah 25:9

And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD, we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

Isaiah 30:18

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to 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.

Genesis 49:18

I have waited for thy salvation O LORD.

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he will strengthen thy heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

1 Chronicles 28:9

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou shalt seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shalt forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Nevertheless, there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.

2 Chronicles 30:19

That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

2 Chronicles 31:21

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Psalm 22:26

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

Psalm 27:8

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said to thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Psalm 37:7

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 37:34

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

Psalm 39:7

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Psalm 40:1-5

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 61:1

To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

Psalm 61:5

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Psalm 69:32

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Psalm 105:3

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Isaiah 40:31

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; they shall walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Isaiah 64:4

For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, besides thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he shall come and reign righteousness upon you.

Micah 7:7-8

Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.

James 5:7

Be patient, therefore, brethren, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the early and the latter rain.