Lamentations 3:25

The LORD is good to those who wait for him and seek him. It affirms God's goodness to the patient and seeking soul.

Cross-references · 32

• Mic 7:7–8But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Isa 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
• Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Lam 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• Ps 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.
• Ps 40:1–5For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Ps 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.
• Isa 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• Isa 30:18Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
• Jas 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• Hos 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
• Isa 64:4From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
• Ps 27:8My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
• 2 Chr 31:21He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
• Ps 39:7And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
• 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Isa 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
• 2 Chr 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
• Ps 25:8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
• 1 Th 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
• Ps 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
• Gen 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 61:1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
• Ps 61:5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
• Ps 105:3Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
• Ps 22:26The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
• Isa 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
• 2 Chr 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• 2 Chr 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
• Zeph 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
• Ps 69:32The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

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