Lamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
World English Bible British
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 that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for your salvation, LORD.
Exodus 14:14The LORD will fight for you, and you shall be still.”
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Psalms 52:9I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, 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 →