Lamentations 3:25
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- KJV
- The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- WEB
- The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- ASV
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
- DARBY
- Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
- BLB
- Good [is] YHWH to those waiting for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- ÅB
- Herren er god mot dem som bier etter ham, mot den sjel som søker ham.
- OTB
- Herren viser godhet mot dem som setter sitt håp til ham, til den som søker ham.
- B1930
- Herren er god mot dem som bier efter ham, mot den sjel som søker ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Micah 7:7–8
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Read in contextPsalms 130:5–6
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Read in contextLamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 37:34
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–5
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Read in contextPsalms 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
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