Lamentations 3:26
is good, and shall wait for, and quietly expect salvation of the Lord.
LXX2012 (US English)
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
25TETH. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek him
27TETH. It is good for a man when he bears a yoke in his youth.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
Exodus 14:14The Lord shall fight for you, and you⌃ shall hold your peace.
Psalms 37:7For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh. 1
Psalms 62:2Thus have I appeared before you in the sanctuary, that I might see your power and your glory. 1
Psalms 92:1The Lord reigns; he has clothed himself with honor: the Lord has clothed and girded himself with strength; for he has established the world, which shall not be moved. 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 →