Lamentations 3:26

In 11 translations

BSB

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

KJV

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

WEB

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

ASV

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.

LSV

[It is] good when one stays and stands still || For the salvation of YHWH.

YLT

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

DBY

It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.

DRC

Teth. It is good to wait with silence for the salvation of God.

GNV

It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.

JPS

It is good that a man should quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

LXXE

is good, and shall wait for, and quietly expect salvation of the Lord.

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Original-language editions

WLC

ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

καὶ ὑπομενεῖ, καὶ ἡσυχάσει εἰς τὸ σωτήριον Κυρίου.

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• Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
• Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
• Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
• Genesis 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
• Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Isaiah 30:15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
• Psalms 119:166I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
• 2 Chronicles 20:17You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD…
• Psalms 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
• Psalms 54:6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
• Psalms 52:9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.
• Galatians 4:18Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
• Isaiah 30:7Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
• Psalms 73:28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

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