Psalms 52:9

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

but those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

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.

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,

I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

You will not need to fight this battle. Set yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.’ ”

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.

I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

I will not die, but live, and declare Yah’s works.

Praise Yah, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.

Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long.

But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

Yahweh has made his holy arm bare in the eyes of all the nations. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall give birth to a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;” which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?

“Be strong and courageous; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

I will extol you, Yahweh, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High,

I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

While I live, I will praise Yahweh. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

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

He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!