New English Translation
Lamentations 3:26
26It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord.
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“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him. ט (Tet) 25The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord. 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. י (Yod) 28Let a person sit alone in silence, when the Lord is disciplining him.
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ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:26
- Psalms 52:9I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
- Psalms 54:6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you! I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!
- Psalms 73:28But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.
- Psalms 92:1It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!
- Galatians 4:18However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
- Hebrews 3:14For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.
- Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.
- 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
- Genesis 49:18I wait for your deliverance, O Lord.
- Exodus 14:13Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand firm and see the salvation of the Lord that he will provide for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!’”
- Psalms 37:7Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
- Psalms 119:166I hope for your deliverance, O Lord, and I obey your commands.
- Psalms 130:5I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
- Isaiah 30:7Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her ‘Proud one who is silenced.’”
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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