Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for 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 →