Verse
Lamentations 3:24 — The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.”
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The verses around Lamentations 3:24.
22It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Verse explanation
Declares that God is the only 'portion' (inheritance, sustenance) that truly matters — which is why it's worth waiting on Him, even without an immediate solution to the suffering.
From the Lamentations 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Lamentations 3:24 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
A minha porção é o Senhor, diz a minha alma; portanto esperarei n'elle.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR é minha porção, diz a minha alma; portanto nele esperarei.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor es todo lo que necesito, me digo a mí mismo: Pondré mi esperanza en él.
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