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Lamentations 3:26
26It is good when people continue to hope. It is good when they quietly wait for the Lord, because he will save them.
Lamentations 3:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord.
Context of Lamentations 3:26
24‘He is my Lord,’ I say to myself. ‘He is the reason why I can hope for good things.’ 25The Lord does good things for people who wait for him. He is kind to everyone who looks for him. It is good when people continue to hope. It is good when they quietly wait for the Lord, because he will save them. 27It is also good for people to obey God when they are young. They should work well for him. 28Also, when the Lord causes them to be in trouble, they should sit alone quietly.
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:26 word by word
ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:26
- Psalms 52:9I will always praise you, God, for what you have done. I will trust you to help me, together with all those who serve you.
- Psalms 54:6I choose to offer a sacrifice to thank you. Lord, you are always good, so I want to praise your name.
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good for me to stay near to God. I have gone to the Almighty Lord as the place where I can be safe. I will tell people about the great things that you have done.
- Psalms 92:1It is good to thank the Lord! We sing to praise your name, Most High God.
- Galatians 4:18It is good for someone to try to please other people if they really want to help them. That is true all the time, not only when I am there with you.
- Hebrews 3:14We must continue to trust Christ very well, as we did when we first believed in him. We must continue to trust him until the end of our lives. Then we will share in everything that is his.
- Hebrews 10:35So continue to be strong in your thoughts. If you continue to trust God, you will receive great things.
- 1 Peter 1:13So now, prepare your minds, so that you are ready to live in a good way. Think clearly about how God helps you. Always remember that God will be very kind to you when Jesus Christ comes again.
- Genesis 49:18I trust you to save me from trouble, Lord.
- Exodus 14:13Then Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid! Be brave! You will see how the Lord will save you today. Look at the Egyptians over there. You will never see them again!
- 2 Chronicles 20:17You will not have to fight in this battle. Go to your places and stand still. Then you will see the Lord rescue you. People of Judah and Jerusalem, do not be afraid. Be brave! Tomorrow you must march out of here towards the enemy army. The Lord is with you!” ’
- Psalms 37:7Be patient as you wait for the Lord to help you. Trust him to bring help. Do not become upset when bad people seem to do well, when their wicked ideas really happen.
- Psalms 119:166Lord, I trust you to save me, as I obey your commands.
- Psalms 130:5I will wait for the Lord to help me. I trust him completely. So I wait for him to do what he has promised.
- Isaiah 30:7Help from Egypt is useless! So I call Egypt ‘Rahab who does nothing.’
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26It is good that a man should both hope - Hope is essentially necessary to faith; he that hopes not, cannot believe; if there be no expectation, there can be no confidence. When a man hopes for salvation, he should not only waft for it, but use every means that may lead to it; for hope cannot live, if there be no exercise. If hope become impatient, faith will be impossible: for who can believe for his salvation when his mind is agitated? He must therefore…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25-27Verses 25-27 In these three verses, each beginning in the Hebrew with the word good, we have first the fundamental idea that Yahweh Himself is good, and if good to all, then especially is He so to those who being in adversity can yet wait in confidence upon His mercy. Lamentations 3:26 And quietly wait - literally, “and be in silence,” i. e. abstain from all complaining. Lamentations 3:27 The yoke - Or, a “yoke.” By bearing a yoke in his youth, i. e…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what is against us. God's compassions fail not; of this we have fresh instances every morning. Portions on earth are perishing things, but God is a portion for ever. It is our duty, and will be our comfort and satisfaction, to hope…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Those who trust in God’s plan can wait patiently and quietly for him to bring deliverance (rescue and restoration).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. The repetition of "good" at the beginning of each of the three verses heightens the effect. wait--(Is 30:18).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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