Lamentations 3:24
The Lord is my portion, says my soul; 1 Therefore will I wait for him. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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: 1 Great is thy faithfulness. 1
25The Lord is good to them that wait for him: 1 The soul which shall seek him 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2And they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord himself is his portion, as he said to him.
1 Chronicles 5:20and they prevailed against them: and the Hagrites were given into their hands, they and all their tents: for they cried to God in the battle, and he hearkened to them, because they trusted on him.
Job 22:25So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, 1 And he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire. 1
Psalms 62:8For thou hast been my helper, 1 And in the shelter of thy wings will I rejoice. 1
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 →