Lamentations 3:24

Easy-to-Read Version

I say to myself, "The Lord is my God, and I trust him."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I say, “The Lord is my portion,therefore I will put my hope in him.”

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

King James Version
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

English Standard Version
"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I wait for Him."

New Century Version
I say to myself, "The Lord is mine, so I hope in him."

Amplified Bible
"The LORD is my portion and my inheritance," says my soul; "Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him."

World English Bible
Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I have hope in Him."

Legacy Standard Bible
"Yahweh is my portion," says my soul,"Therefore I wait for Him."

Berean Standard Bible
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in Him."

Contemporary English Version
Deep in my heart I say, "The Lord is all I need; I can depend on him!"

Complete Jewish Bible
" Adonai is all I have," I say; "therefore I will put my hope in him.

Darby Translation
Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in him.

Good News Translation
The Lord is all I have, and so in him I put my hope.

Lexham English Bible
"Yahweh is my portion," says my soul, "Thus I will hope on him."

Literal Translation
Jehovah is my portion, says my soul. On account of this I shall hope to Him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE is my porcion (saieth my soule) therfore wil I hope in him.

American Standard Version
Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Bible in Basic English
I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
'The LORD is my portion', saith my soul; 'Therefore will I hope in Him.'

King James Version (1611)
The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule, therefore will I hope in him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde is my portion saith my soule therefore wyll I hope in hym.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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English Revised Version
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Heth. My soule seide, The Lord is my part; therfor Y schal abide hym.

Update Bible Version
Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore I will hope in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

New English Translation
"My portion is the Lord," I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.

New King James Version
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "Therefore I hope in Him!"

New Living Translation
I say to myself, "The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!"

New Life Bible
"The Lord is my share." says my soul, "so I have hope in Him."

New Revised Standard
"The Lord is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
My portion, is Yahweh, saith my soul, For this cause, will I wait for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Heth. The Lord is my portion, said my soul: therefore will I wait for him.

Revised Standard Version
"The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him."

Young's Literal Translation
My portion [is] Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

Contextual Overview

²¹ But then I think about this, and I have hope: ²² We are still alive because the Lord 's faithful love never ends. ²³ Every morning he shows it in new ways! You are so very true and loyal! ²⁴ I say to myself, "The Lord is my God, and I trust him." ²⁵ The Lord is good to those who wait for him. He is good to those who look for him. ²⁶ It is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save them. ²⁷ It is good for a man to wear his yoke from the time he is young. ²⁸ He should sit alone and be quiet when the Lord puts his yoke on him. ²⁹ He should bow down to the Lord. Maybe there is still hope. ³⁰ He should turn his cheek to the one who hits him and let people insult him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my portion: Psalms 16:5, Psalms 73:26, Psalms 119:57, Psalms 142:5, Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 51:19

therefore: Lamentations 3:21, 1 Samuel 30:6, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Job 13:15, Psalms 31:24, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 62:8, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 130:7, Romans 15:12, 1 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:1 - and thy Numbers 18:20 - I am thy part Deuteronomy 18:2 - the Lord Psalms 42:5 - hope Psalms 62:5 - wait Psalms 140:6 - I said unto Ecclesiastes 6:12 - who knoweth John 6:56 - He that Romans 12:12 - Rejoicing Galatians 4:7 - heir

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
The woman answered the snake, "No, we can eat fruit from the trees in the garden.

Genesis 3:8
During the cool part of the day, the Lord God was walking in the garden. The man and the woman heard him, and they hid among the trees in the garden.

Genesis 3:9
The Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:16
Then God said to the woman, "I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant. And when you give birth to children, you will have much pain. You will want your husband very much, but he will rule over you."

Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "I commanded you not to eat from that tree. But you listened to your wife and ate from it. So I will curse the ground because of you. You will have to work hard all your life for the food the ground produces.

Genesis 3:18
The ground will grow thorns and weeds for you. And you will have to eat the plants that grow wild in the fields.

Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, "Look, the man has become like us—he knows about good and evil. And now the man might take the fruit from the tree of life. If the man eats that fruit, he will live forever."

Exodus 25:2
"Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. You will accept gifts for me from everyone who is willing to give.

Numbers 22:23
When Balaam's donkey saw the Lord 's angel standing in the road with a sword in his hand, the donkey turned from the road and went into the field. Balaam could not see the angel, so he was very angry at the donkey. He hit the donkey and forced it to go back on the road.

Joshua 5:13
When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man had a sword in his hand. Joshua went to the man and asked, "Are you a friend to our people or are you one of our enemies?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord [is] my portion, saith my soul,.... The prophet, or the church, whom he represents, rises and increases in the exercise of faith; from considering the mercies, compassions, and faithfulness of God, concludes a sure and firm interest in him, as a portion and inheritance. The Lord is the portion of his people in life and in death, in time and to eternity; all he is, and has, is theirs; they are heirs of him, and shall enjoy him for ever, and therefore shall not be consumed; he is a portion large and full, inexpressibly rich and great, a soul satisfying one, and will last for ever. And happy are those, who from their hearts, and with their souls, under a testimony of the Spirit of God to their spirits, and through a gracious experience of him, can say he is their portion and exceeding great reward, as the church here did; and these may say with her, as follows:

therefore will I hope in him: for deliverance from all evils and enemies; for present supplies of grace; and for the enjoyment of future glory and happiness.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is my portion - “My portion is Yahweh,” see Numbers 18:20; Psalms 16:5 ff.

Therefore will I hope in him - A more full expression of the confidence present in the prophet’s mind in Lamentations 3:21, but based now upon God’s faithfulness in showing mercy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 24. The Lord is my portion — Psalms 119:57.