Lamentations 3:25
Hashem is tov unto them that wait for Him, 1 to the nefesh that seeketh Him. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24Hashem is my chelek, saith my nefesh; 1 therefore in hope will I wait for Him. 1
26It is good that a man should both hope 1 and quietly wait for the Teshu'at Hashem. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for Thy Yeshu'ah (Salvation), Hashem. 1
2 Chronicles 15:2And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and kol Yehudah and Binyamin. Hashem is with you, while ye be with Him; if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:19Everyone that prepareth his lev to seek HaElohim, Hashem Elohei Avotav, though he be not tahor according to the taharat HaKodesh.
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to require of the Melech a band of soldiers and parashim to protect us against the enemy on the road; because we had spoken unto the Melech, saying, The Yad Eloheinu is upon all them for tovah that seek Him, but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.
Psalms 25:8[Tet] Tov and yashar is Hashem; 1 therefore will He teach chatta'im in the Derech. 1
Psalms 27:14Wait for Hashem: Chazak! 1 And strengthen thine lev. 1 Wait, I say, for Hashem.
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 →