Lamentations 3:26
It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
In Context
25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
Exodus 14:14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
Psalms 52:9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.
Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 92:1{A Psalm, a Song, for the Sabbath day.} It is good to give thanks unto Jehovah, and to sing psalms unto thy name, O Most High;
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 →