Lamentations 3:25
TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24HETH. “The Lord is my portion,” said my soul. Because of this, I will wait for him.
26TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I will wait for your salvation, O Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:2And he went out to meet Asa, and he said to him: “Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
2 Chronicles 30:19to all who, with their whole heart, seek the Lord, the God of their fathers. And he will not impute it to them, though they have not been sanctified.”
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to petition the king for assistance and for horsemen, who would defend us from the enemy along the way. For we had said to the king: “The hand of our God is over all those who seek him in goodness. And his authority, and his strength and fury, is over all those who forsake him.”
Psalms 25:8O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
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 →