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Atomic Bible
Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,
from The Prophet’s Hope, Lamentations 3:19-36
What it says

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him and seek Him.

What it is doing

This verse links divine goodness to patient dependence.

In context

19Remember my affliction and wandering, 20Surely my soul remembers 21Yet I call this to mind, 22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, 23They are new every morning; 24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, 25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, 26It is good to wait quietly 27It is good for a man to bear the yoke 28Let him sit alone in silence, 29Let him bury his face in the dust— 30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; 31For the Lord will not 32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion 33For He does not willingly afflict 34To crush underfoot 35to deny a man justice 36to subvert a man in his lawsuit—