Lamentations 3:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly Wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

It is good that one should hope in and wait quietly for the salvation (the safety and ease) of the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.

Common English Bible

It’s good to wait in silence for the LORD’s deliverance.

Catholic Public Domain Version

TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Teth. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God.

Lamentations 3:26 Cross References

Genesis 49:18

I wait for your salvation, O Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:17

This battle is not for you to fight; take your position, stand still, and see the victory of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.”

Psalm 119:166

I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I fulfill your commandments.

Psalm 119:174

I long for your salvation, O Lord, and your law is my delight.

Psalm 130:5

I wait for the Lord; my soul waits, and in his word I hope;

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.

Psalm 52:9

I will thank you forever because of what you have done. In the presence of the faithful I will proclaim your name, for it is good.

Psalm 54:6

With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

Psalm 62:2

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken.

Psalm 73:28

But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, to tell of all your works.

Psalm 92:1

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High,

Exodus 14:13

But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again.

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. But you refused

Isaiah 30:7

For Egypt’s help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her, “Rahab who sits still.”

Isaiah 7:4

and say to him: Take heed, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.

Jeremiah 14:22

Can any idols of the nations bring rain, or can the heavens give showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for it is you who do all this.

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for one to bear the yoke in youth,

Habakkuk 2:3

For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Galatians 4:18

It is good to be made much of for a good purpose at all times and not only when I am present with you.

Hebrews 10:35

Do not, therefore, abandon that boldness of yours; it brings a great reward.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners of Christ, if only we hold our first confidence firm to the end.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed.