Lamentations 3:25 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Lamentations 3:25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "good", "wait", "soul", and "seeketh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Jehovah is my portion saith my soul..." into verse 26's "It is good that a man should...", so "jehovah" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.