Lamentations 3:25

New International Version

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

“I look for your deliverance, Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 19:3

There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”

2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.”

2 Chronicles 31:21

In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.

Ezra 8:22

I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him.”

Psalm 105:3

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—

Psalm 22:26

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him— may your hearts live forever!

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Psalm 27:8

My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.

Psalm 37:34

Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Psalm 39:7

“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.

Psalm 61:1

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.

Psalm 61:5

For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Psalm 69:32

The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live!

Psalm 71:14

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Isaiah 25:9

In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

Isaiah 26:9

My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 30:18

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

Isaiah 40:31

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 64:4

Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

Lamentations 3:26

it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Hosea 10:12

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.

Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, “for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them— all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

James 5:7

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains.