17 Bibelverse über das Warten



  • Psalm 27:14, Psalm 40:1, Psalm 130:5 and Isaiah 40:31 use the Hebrew verb qavah, to wait for or look for, which the NIV renders “hope in” at Isaiah 40:31 and the King James Version “wait upon.”
  • Psalm 37 sets being still and waiting for the Lord against fretting over wrongdoers who succeed.
  • Isaiah 30:18 blesses those who wait for God directly after the people refused salvation “in repentance and rest.”
  • Hebrews 10:37-38 quotes Habakkuk 2:3-4 to urge its readers to persevere.
  • Acts 1:4-5 is a wait with a stated length, “a few days,” for the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The Bible treats waiting for God as a form of hope. The psalmists wait for God to answer them (Psalm 27:14; Psalm 130:5), Habakkuk waits for a revelation with “an appointed time” (Habakkuk 2:3), and the church waits for Christ to be revealed (1 Corinthians 1:7; James 5:7-8). In Psalm 27:14, Psalm 40:1, Psalm 130:5 and Isaiah 40:31 the Hebrew verb is qavah, to wait for or look for. The NIV translates it “wait for” in the psalms and “hope…

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