Lamentations 3:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; Therefore will I hope in him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ The Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him. [Num. 18:20.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Common English Bible

²⁴ I think: The LORD is my portion! Therefore, I’ll wait for him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ HETH. "The Lord is my portion," said my soul. Because of this, I will wait for him.

Lamentations 3:24 Cross References

Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalm 16:5

The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.

Lamentations 3:21

But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

Psalm 142:5

I cry to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Psalm 33:18

Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Jeremiah 51:19

Not like these is the portion of Jacob, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name.

Psalm 31:24

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.

Jeremiah 10:16

The portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the one who formed all things, and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; the Lord of hosts is his name.

1 Peter 1:21

Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your trust and hope are in God.

Romans 15:12

and again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the gentiles; in him the gentiles shall hope.”

Psalm 130:7

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great power to redeem.

Psalm 84:12

O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah

Psalm 43:5

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

Job 13:15

See, he will kill me; I have no hope; but I will defend my ways to his face.

1 Chronicles 5:20

and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.

1 Samuel 30:6

David was in great danger, for the people spoke of stoning him because all the people were bitter in spirit for their sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Psalm 119:57

The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.

Psalm 42:11

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.

Psalm 42:5

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise him, my help

Deuteronomy 18:2

but they shall have no inheritance among the other members of the community; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.

Job 22:25

and if the Almighty is your gold and your precious silver,

Psalm 71:14

But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.

Psalm 94:19

When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

Micah 7:7

But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.