¹⁴ Wait^(A) for the Lord;
    be strong^(B) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

²⁰ We wait^(A) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.

⁷ Be still^(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(B) for him;
do not fret^(C) when people succeed in their ways,^(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(E)

³⁴ Hope in the Lord^(A)
    and keep his way.^(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,^(C) you will see^(D) it.

¹⁵ Lord, I wait^(A) for you;
    you will answer,^(B) Lord my God.

¹³ But they soon forgot^(A) what he had done
    and did not wait for his plan to unfold.^(B)

⁵ I wait for the Lord,^(A) my whole being waits,^(B)
    and in his word^(C) I put my hope.