Lamentations 3:26
It is good to wait silently for the salvation of Yahweh. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
25Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the one who seeks him. 1
27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 1
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I wait for your salvation, Yahweh. 1
Exodus 14:14Yahweh will fight for you, and you will only have to stand still.”
Psalms 37:7Be still before Yahweh and wait patiently for him. 1 Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does, 1 or when he makes evil plots. 1
Psalms 52:9I will give you thanks forever for what you have done. 1 I will wait for your name, because it is good, 1 in the presence of your godly people.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation; 1 he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved. 1
Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh 1 and to sing praises to your name, Most High, 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 →