Lamentations 3:24
The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In Context
23They are renued euery morning: great is thy faithfulnesse.
25The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2Therefore shall they haue no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath sayd vnto them.
1 Chronicles 5:20And they were holpen against them, and the Hagarims were deliuered into their hande, and all that were with them: for they cryed to God in the battel, and he heard them, because they trusted in him.
Job 22:25Yea, the Almightie shalbe thy defence, and thou shalt haue plentie of siluer.
Psalms 31:24All ye that trust in the Lord, be strong, and he shall establish your heart.
Psalms 42:11Why art thou cast downe, my soule? and why art thou disquieted within mee? waite on God: for I wil yet giue him thankes: he is my present helpe, and my God.
Psalms 62:8Trust in him alway, ye people: powre out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. Selah.
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 →