24I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."


In Context

21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord 's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

24 I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord .

Lamentations 3:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:24The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:24Heth. The Lord is my portion, said my soul: therefore will I wait for him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:24Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:24My portion is Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:24The LORD is my portion, said my soul; therefore will I hope in him.