Lamentations 3:26 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:24 The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.

Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:26 It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.

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

Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "both", "trust", "waite", "saluation", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "both", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "The Lord is good vnto them that..." into verse 27's "It is good for a man that...", so "good" and "both" 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 "good" and "both" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.