Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.
26It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:2And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
2 Chronicles 30:19Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.
Ezra 8:22For I would not, for shame, make request to the king for a band of armed men and horsemen to give us help against those who might make attacks on us on the way: for we had said to the king, The hand of our God is on his servants for good, but his power and his wrath are against all those who are turned away from him.
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
Psalms 27:14Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the 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 →