Lamentations 3:24
My portion [is] YHWH, my soul has said, || Therefore I hope for Him.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In Context
23New every morning, abundant [is] Your faithfulness.
25YHWH [is] good to those waiting for Him, || To the soul [that] seeks Him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2and he has no inheritance in the midst of his brothers; YHWH Himself [is] his inheritance, as He has spoken to him.
1 Chronicles 5:20and they are helped against them, and the Hagarites are given into their hand, and all who [are] with them, for they cried to God in battle, and He received their plea, because they trusted in Him.
Job 22:25And the Mighty has been your defense, || And silver [is] strength to you.
Psalms 31:24Be strong, and He strengthens your heart, || All you who are waiting for YHWH!
Psalms 42:11Why bow yourself, O my soul? And why are you troubled within me? Wait for God, for I still confess Him, || The salvation of my countenance, and my God!
Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people, || Pour forth 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 →