Lamentations 3:24 (WEB)

Passage

“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:22 It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail.

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24 “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”

Lamentations 3:25 Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "portion", "says", "soul", "therefore", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "portion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "They are new every morning Great is..." into verse 25's "Yahweh is good to those who wait...", so "yahweh" and "portion" 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 "yahweh" and "portion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.