Lamentations 3:25

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

Cross References

Genesis 49:18

I wait for thy salvation, O Lord.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, while 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

Nevertheless some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.”

2 Chronicles 31:21

And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.

Ezra 8:22

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way; since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good upon all that seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all that 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 testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

Psalm 22:26

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the Lord! May your hearts live for ever!

Psalm 25:8

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

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yea, wait for the Lord!

Psalm 27:8

Thou hast said, “Seek ye my face.” My heart says to thee, “Thy face, Lord, do I seek.”

Psalm 37:34

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

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalm 39:7

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in thee.

Psalm 61:1

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

Psalm 61:5

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows, thou hast given me the heritage of those who fear thy name.

Psalm 69:32

Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive.

Psalm 71:14

But I will hope continually, and will praise thee yet more and more.

Isaiah 25:9

It will be said on that day, “Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Isaiah 26:9

My soul yearns for thee in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 40:31

but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 55:6

“Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;

Isaiah 64:4

From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides thee, who works for those who wait for him.

Lamentations 3:26

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

Hosea 10:12

Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain salvation upon you.

Zephaniah 3:8

“Therefore wait for me,” says the Lord, “for the day when I arise as a witness. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all the heat of my anger; for in the fire of my jealous wrath all the earth shall be consumed.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

James 5:7

Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and the late rain.