Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
26It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 30:19that setteth his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them that seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be strong, and let thine heart take courage; yea, wait thou on the LORD.
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 →