Lamentations 3:25
Verse 25 of 66. The 3rd of 5 chapters in Lamentations, in The Major Prophets.
21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
29He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Lamentations 3:25 in the World English Bible
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.Read Lamentations 3:25 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:25
He is good to those who do so, v. 25. He is good to all; his tender mercies are over all his works; all his creatures taste of his goodness. But he is in a particular manner good to those that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. Note, While trouble is prolonged, and deliverance is deferred, we must patiently wait for God and his gracious returns to us.
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