Klagelieder 3:26
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
Amid the extended lament of Lamentations 3 — the collection's theological center — the declaration 'it is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD' is the most clearly hopeful statement in the book, emerging from the deepest grief. The affirmation is not naive optimism but the hard-won conviction of one who has sat in darkness (3:6), been shut out of prayer (3:8), and driven into desolation, yet has recalled the LORD's mercies (3:22-23) and found them new. The verb 'wait' (yaqaw) implies hope directed toward a specific coming event — salvific divine action — rather than indefinite patience with no object. The verse has been central to Jewish and Christian theologies of suffering and hope, modeling how trust can be maintained through the acknowledgment rather than the denial of devastating loss.
Andere Übersetzungen
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
Querverweise
I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he …
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the …
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, …
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked …
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it …
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, …
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most …
Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.