Lamentations 3:24

Lamentations 3:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”

Context of Lamentations 3:24

22Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” 25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; 26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Lamentations 3:24 word by word

חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• my portionחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• therefore will I hopeיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:24

• Psalms 16:5Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure.
• Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• Psalms 119:57You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
• Psalms 142:5I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
• Jeremiah 10:16He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.
• Jeremiah 51:19He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.
• Lamentations 3:21Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
• 1 Chronicles 5:20They were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
• Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
• Psalms 31:24Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
• Psalms 33:18But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
• Psalms 42:11Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 43:5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
• Psalms 84:12Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The Lord is my portion - See on Psalm 119:67; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The Lord is my portion - “My portion is Yahweh,” see Numbers 18:20; Psalm 16:5 ff. Therefore will I hope in him - A more full expression of the confidence present in the prophet‘s mind in Lamentations 3:21, but based now upon God‘s faithfulness in showing mercy.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. 24The LORD is my portion: The land of Canaan was seen as Israel’s inheritance since the time of Moses (Exodus 15:17; Joshua 21:19; 1 Chronicles 28:8; Psalm 47:4). However, the true inheritance for God's people is God himself (see Psalm 16:5–6; Ephesians 1:11; Hebrews 9:15; 1 Peter 1:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2422-24. (Mal 3:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 3:24

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• God
• Hope

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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