Lamentations 3:25 - Easy To Read Version The Lord is good to people\par that wait for him.\par The Lord is good to people\par that look for him.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, To the soul that seeketh him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for Him, to those who seek Him [inquire of and for Him and require Him by right of necessity and on the authority of God's word]. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. Common English Bible The LORD is good to those who hope in him, to the person who seeks him. Catholic Public Domain Version TETH. The Lord is good to those who hope in him, to the soul that seeks him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Teth. The Lord is good to them that hope in him, to the soul that seeketh him. |
“And you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father. Serve God with a pure heart. Be happy in your heart (mind) to serve God. Why? Because the Lord knows what is in every person’s heart (mind). The Lord understands everything you think. If you go to the Lord for help, you will get an answer. But if you turn away from the Lord, he will leave you forever.
Azariah went to meet Asa. Azariah said, “Listen to me Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you look for the Lord, you will find him. But if you leave him, he will leave you.
But there are some good things in your life. You removed the Asherah poles {\cf2\super [218]} from this country, and you decided in your heart to follow God.”
He had success in every work he began—the service of God’s temple {\cf2\super [389]} and in obeying the law and commands, and in following his God. Hezekiah did all these things with all his heart.
I was embarrassed to ask King Artaxerxes for soldiers and horsemen to protect us as we traveled. There were enemies on the road. The reason I was embarrassed to ask for protection was because of what we had told the king. We had said to King Artaxerxes, “Our God is with every person that trusts him. But God is very angry with every person that turns away from him.”
Be proud of the Lord’s holy name.\par You people came looking for the Lord.\par Be happy!\par
People who obey the Lord’s Agreement {\cf2\super [586]} \par are happy.\par They obey the Lord with all their heart.\par
Poor people, come eat and be satisfied. {\cf2\super [134]} \par You people who came looking for the Lord, praise him!\par May your hearts be happy {\cf2\super [135]} forever!\par
The Lord is truly good.\par He teaches sinners the right way to live.\par
Wait for the Lord’s help!\par Be strong and brave,\par and wait for the Lord’s help!\par
Lord, I want to talk with you.\par I want to speak to you from my heart.\par I come before you to speak with you.\par
Do what the Lord says\par and wait for his help.\par The Lord will make you the winner,\par and you will get the land \{God promised\},\par when he forces the bad people to leave.\par
Trust the Lord and wait for his help.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people succeed.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people make evil plans\par and their plans succeed.\par
God, you heard what I promised to give you.\par But everything your worshipers have comes from you.\par
Poor people, you came to worship God.\par You will be happy to know these things.\par
At that time, people will say,\par “Here is our God!\par He is the One we have been waiting for.\par He has come to save us.\par We have been waiting for our Lord.\par So we will rejoice and be happy\par when the Lord saves us.”\par
My soul wants to be with you at night.\par And the spirit in me wants to be with you\par at the dawning of every new day.\par When your way of justice comes to the land,\par people will learn the right way of living.\par
The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. The Lord is waiting. The Lord wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord God is fair, and every person that waits for the Lord’s help will be blessed (happy).
But people that trust the Lord\par become strong again\par like eagles that grow new feathers.\par These people run without becoming weak.\par These people walk without becoming tired.\par
So you should look for the Lord\par before it is too late.\par You should call to him now,\par while he is near.\par
Your people never really listened to you.\par Your people never really heard\par the things you said.\par No person has ever seen a God like you.\par There is no other God—only you.\par If people are patient\par and wait for you to help them,\par then you will do great things for them.\par
It is good for a person to wait quietly\par for the Lord to save him.\par
If you plant goodness, you will harvest true love. Plow your ground, and you will harvest with the Lord. He will come, and he will make goodness fall on you like rain!
The Lord said, “So just wait! Wait for me to stand and judge you. I have the right to bring people from many nations and use them to punish you. I will use those people to show my anger against you. I will use them to show how upset I am—and the whole country will be destroyed!
You began waiting for God’s Son to come from heaven. God raised that Son from death. He is Jesus, who saves us from God’s angry judgment that is coming.
Brothers and sisters, be patient; the Lord \{Jesus\} will come. So be patient until that time. Farmers are patient. A farmer waits for his valuable crop to grow up from the earth. A farmer waits patiently for his crop to receive the first rain and the last rain. {\cf2\super [26]}