Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Study Note
Study Note
'The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him' — this verse stands at the theological center of Lamentations, surrounded by the devastation of Jerusalem's destruction, as the affirmation around which the entire book pivots. Verses 22–26, with their confession of new covenant mercies every morning and the call to wait quietly for God's salvation, are structurally placed at the midpoint of the acrostic composition, signaling that hope — not despair — is the poem's theological core. The 'soul that seeketh him' (the same Hebrew root as the Psalms' 'seek the Lord') preserves the active, relational dimension of faith even in the depths of catastrophic suffering.
Other Translations
Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him.
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
Cross References
I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and …
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; …
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, …
That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to …
And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and …
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for …
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.