Lamentations 3:24
'The LORD is my portion', saith my soul; 'Therefore will I hope in Him.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 Thy faithfulness.
25The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the LORD is their inheritance, as He hath spoken unto them.
1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and He was entreated of them, because they put their trust in Him.
Job 22:25And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
Psalms 31:24(31-25) Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that wait for the LORD.
Psalms 42:11(42-12) Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why moanest thou within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 62:8(62-9) Trust in Him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. 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 →