Lamentations 3:25
Good [is] Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeketh Him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
In Context
24My portion [is] Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.
26Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
2 Chronicles 15:2and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, 'Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah [is] with you — in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;
2 Chronicles 30:19who hath prepared his heart to seek God — Jehovah, God of his fathers — yet not according to the cleansing of the sanctuary;'
Ezra 8:22for I was ashamed to ask from the king a force and horsemen to help us because of the enemy in the way, for we spake to the king, saying, 'The hand of our God [is] upon all seeking Him for good, and His strength and His wrath [is] upon all forsaking Him.'
Psalms 25:8Good and upright [is] Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.
Psalms 27:14Look unto Jehovah — be strong, And He doth strengthen thy heart, Yea, look unto Jehovah!
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 →