Lamentations 3:25
LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24LORD is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him.
26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of LORD.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:2And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. LORD is with you while ye are with him. And if ye seek him, he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart to seek God, LORD, the God of his fathers, though [he be] not according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those who seek him, for good, but his power an
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is LORD. Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
Psalms 27:14Wait for LORD. Be strong, and let thy heart take courage. Yea, wait thou for LORD.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 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. 25 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… Read the whole commentary →