Lamentations 3:26 (YLT)

Passage

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:24 My portion <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

Lamentations 3:25 Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him.

Lamentations 3:26 Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:27 Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth.

Lamentations 3:28 He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "doth", "stay", "stand", "still", "salvation", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Good FI is Fi Jehovah to those..." into verse 27's "Good for a man that he beareth...", so "good" and "doth" 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 "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.