Lamentations 3:24
My portion [is] Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
In Context
23New every morning, abundant [is] thy faithfulness.
25Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:2and he hath no inheritance in the midst of his brethren; Jehovah Himself [is] his inheritance, as He hath spoken to him.
1 Chronicles 5:20and they are helped against them, and the Hagarites are given into their hand, and all who [are] with them, for they cried to God in battle, and He was entreated of them, because they trusted in Him.
Job 22:25And the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver [is] strength to thee.
Psalms 31:24Be strong, and He strengtheneth your heart, All ye who are waiting for Jehovah!
Psalms 42:11What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!
Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth 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 →