² See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.

¹ And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

⁵ I am waiting for the Lord, my soul is waiting for him, and my hope is in his word.

⁶ My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

² He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

³ And he put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God; numbers have seen it with fear, and put their faith in the Lord.

²⁵ The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.

²⁶ It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

¹²³ My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

¹²⁴ Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.

¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

⁸² My eyes are full of weariness with searching for your word, saying, When will you give me comfort?

¹⁵ My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.

⁶ And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua to the tent-circle at Gilgal, saying, Be not slow to send help to your servants; come up quickly to our support and keep us safe: for all the kings of the Amorites from the hill-country have come together against us.

²⁷ And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.

²³ Now because of this you are cursed, and you will for ever be our servants, cutting wood and getting water for the house of my God.

¹⁸ I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.

²⁶ And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.