Lamentations 3:26
It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.
27It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation.
Exodus 14:14The Lord shall fight for you: therefore hold you your peace.
Psalms 37:7Waite patiently vpon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
Psalms 52:9I will alway praise thee, for that thou hast done this, and I will hope in thy Name, because it is good before thy Saints.
Psalms 62:2Yet he is my strength and my saluation, and my defence: therefore I shall not much be mooued.
Psalms 92:1A Psalme or song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to praise the Lord, and to sing vnto thy Name, O 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 →