Lamentations 3:26

New English Translation

It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

I wait for your deliverance, O Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:17

You 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!’”

Psalm 119:166

I hope for your deliverance, O Lord, and I obey your commands.

Psalm 119:174

I long for your deliverance, O Lord; I find delight in your law.

Psalm 130:5

I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

Psalm 37:34

Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

Psalm 37:7

Wait 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!

Psalm 52:9

I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are 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 protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

Psalm 73:28

But 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.

Psalm 92:1

It is fitting to thank the Lord, and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One!

Exodus 14:13

Moses 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.

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still.”

Isaiah 30:15

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her ‘Proud one who is silenced.’”

Isaiah 7:4

Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated by these two stubs of smoking logs, or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.

Jeremiah 14:22

Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. י (Yod)

Habakkuk 2:3

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass – it will not arrive late.

Galatians 4:18

However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

Hebrews 10:35

So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, 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.