Lamentations 3:24

Wycliffe Bible

Heth. My soule seide, The Lord is my part; therfor Y schal abide hym.

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.

Easy-to-Read Version
I say to myself, "The Lord is my God, and I trust 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.

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 Zai. Y bithenkynge these thingis in myn herte, schal hope in God. ²² Heth. The mercies of the Lord ben manye, for we ben not wastid; for whi hise merciful doyngis failiden not. ²³ Heth. Y knew in the morewtid; thi feith is miche. ²⁴ Heth. My soule seide, The Lord is my part; therfor Y schal abide hym. ²⁵ Teth. The Lord is good to hem that hopen in to hym, to a soule sekynge hym. ²⁶ Teth. It is good to abide with stilnesse the helthe of God. ²⁷ Teth. It is good to a man, whanne he hath bore the yok fro his yongthe. ²⁸ Joth. He schal sitte aloone, and he schal be stille; for he reiside hym silf aboue hym silf. ²⁹ Joth. He schal sette his mouth in dust, if perauenture hope is. ³⁰ Joth. He schal yyue the cheke to a man that smytith hym; he schal be fillid with schenschipis.

Bible Verse Review
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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
To whom the womman answerde, We eten of the fruyt of trees that ben in paradis;

Genesis 3:8
And whanne thei herden the vois of the Lord God goynge in paradijs at the wynd after myddai, Adam and his wijf hidden hem fro the face of the Lord God in the middis of the tre of paradijs.

Genesis 3:9
And the Lord God clepide Adam, and seide to hym, Where art thou?

Genesis 3:16
Also God seide to the womman, Y schal multiplie thi wretchidnessis and thi conseyuyngis; in sorewe thou schalt bere thi children; and thou schalt be vndur power of the hosebonde, and he schal be lord of thee.

Genesis 3:17
Sothely God seyde to Adam, For thou herdist the voys of thi wijf, and hast ete of the tree, of which Y comaundide to thee that thou schuldist not ete, the erthe schal be cursid in thi werk; in traueylis thou schalt ete therof in alle daies of thi lijf;

Genesis 3:18
it schal brynge forth thornes and breris to thee, and thou schalt ete eerbis of the erthe;

Genesis 3:22
Adam is maad as oon of vs, and knowith good and yuel; now therfore se ye, lest perauenture he putte his hond, and take of the tre of lijf, and ete, and lyue with outen ende.

Exodus 25:2
that thei take to me the firste fruytis; of ech man that offrith wilfuli, ye schulen take tho.

Numbers 22:23
The femal asse siy the aungel stondynge in the weie, with swerd drawun, and `turnede a wei hir silf fro the weie, and yede bi the feeld. And whanne Balaam beet hir, and wolde lede ayen to the path,

Joshua 5:13
To whom he answeride, Nay, but Y am prince of the `hoost of the Lord, and now Y come.

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.