Lamentations 3:24
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In Context
23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.
1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.
Job 22:25then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
Psalms 31:24Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
Psalms 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
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 →