Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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', saith my soul; 'Therefore will I hope in Him.'
26It is good that a man should quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him: 'Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye are with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:19every one that setteth his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification that pertaineth to holy things.'
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.'
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD; be strong, and let thy heart take courage; yea, wait thou 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 →