Lamentations 3:25
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Read in contextPsalms 130:5–6
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Read in contextLamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 37:34
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Read in contextPsalms 40:1–5
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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