Lamentations 3:24
My portion, is Yahweh, saith my soul, For this cause, will I wait for him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In Context
23New things for the mornings! Abundant is thy faithfulness:
25Good is Yahweh, to them who wait for him, to the soul that will seek him;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2But inheritance, shall he not have, in the midst of his brethren,—Yahweh, is his inheritance, as he spake unto him.
1 Chronicles 5:20and were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all that were with them were delivered into their hand,—for, unto God, made they outcry, in the war, and he suffered himself to be entreated by them, because they put their trust in him;
Job 22:25So shall, the Almighty, become, thy precious ores, yea glittering silver unto thee!
Psalms 31:24Be strong, and let your heart be bold, all ye who are waiting for Yahweh.
Psalms 42:11Why shouldst thou be sat down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence and my God.
Psalms 62:8Trust ye in him all ye assembly of the people, Pour out, before him, your heart, God, is a refuge for us. [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 →