Lamentations 3:26
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
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.
28 Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
- KJV
- It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- WEB
- It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- ASV
- It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And [it is] good to wait and be silent for the salvation of YHWH;
- ÅB
- Det er godt at en bier i stillhet etter Herrens frelse.
- OTB
- Det er gunstig å vente stille på Herrens frelse.
- B1930
- Det er godt at en bier i stillhet efter Herrens frelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 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.
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 130:5
I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
Read in contextGenesis 49:18
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Read in contextHebrews 10:35
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
Read in contextHebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
Read in context1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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