# Where is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?

> “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” is Lamentations 3:25.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/the-lord-is-good-to-those-who-wait-for-him
By Andrew Kittridge · November 11, 2026

The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

## The verse

> Yahweh is good to those who look to him in hope, to the person who seeks him out. It is good to hope in silence for Yahweh’s salvation.
>
> — [Lamentations 3:25-26](https://www.lumin.faith/read/lamentations/3#25) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

It comes just after “his mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Waiting here means hoping in God and looking for him while nothing has changed yet. The next verse says it is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.

## Common questions

### Where is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?

“The Lord is good to those who wait for him” is Lamentations 3:25. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

### Is “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Lamentations 3:25. In the Lumin Translation, Lamentations 3:25-26 reads: “Yahweh is good to those who look to him in hope, to the person who seeks him out. It is good to hope in silence for Yahweh’s salvation.”

### Who said “The Lord is good to those who wait for him”?

The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

### What does “The Lord is good to those who wait for him” mean in the Bible?

It comes just after “his mercies are new every morning” (Lamentations 3:22-23). Waiting here means hoping in God and looking for him while nothing has changed yet. The next verse says it is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.

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