Lamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
In Context
25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Psalms 52:9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Psalms 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
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 →