Tree of Life Version
Lamentations 3:24
24“Adonai is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
Lamentations 3:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
- New International Version (NIV)I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for 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!”
Context of Lamentations 3:24
22Because of the mercies of Adonai we will not be consumed, for His compassions never fail. 23They are new every morning! Great is Your faithfulness. “Adonai is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” 25Adonai is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him. 26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of Adonai.
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חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:24
- Psalms 16:5Adonai is my portion and my cup. You cast my lot.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 119:57Adonai is my portion. I promised to guard Your words.
- Psalms 142:5Look at my right hand and see, for no one cares about me. I have no refuge— no one cares for my soul.
- Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s portion is not like these. For He is the Maker of all things and Israel, the tribe of His inheritance —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name.”
- Jeremiah 51:19Jacob’s Portion is not like these, for He is the former of all things, including the tribe of His heritage —Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name.
- Lamentations 3:21This I recall to my heart— therefore I have hope:
- 1 Samuel 30:6So David was in a serious bind, for the troops were calling for his stoning, for all the troops were bitter of soul, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Adonai his God.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20They received help against them, so that the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hand, for they cried out to God during the battle. He answered their supplications, because they put their trust in Him.
- Job 13:15Even if He slays me, I will wait for Him; I will surely defend my ways before Him.
- Psalms 31:24Love Adonai, all His kedoshim! Adonai preserves all the faithful, but the proud He pays back in full.
- Psalms 33:18Behold, the eyes of Adonai are on those who fear Him, waiting for His love,
- Psalms 42:11As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, by saying to me all day, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 43:5Why are You downcast, O my soul? Why are you murmuring within me? Hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, the salvation of my countenance.
- Psalms 62:8On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.
- Psalms 84:12For Adonai Elohim is a sun and a shield. Adonai gives grace and glory. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
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
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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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