KJV King James Version
The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
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Lamentations 3:25
The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Good is Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul that seeketh Him.
Surrounding context — Lamentations 3
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 salvation of the LORD.
27 [It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
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Micah 7:7-8Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.Psalm 130:5-6I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.Lamentations 3:26[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Psalm 37:34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].Psalm 40:1-5To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.Psalm 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.Psalm 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Isaiah 64:4For since the beginning of the world [men] have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.Psalm 27:8[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.2 Chronicles 31:21And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did [it] with all his heart, and prospered.Psalm 39:7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.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.Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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