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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 26

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The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
King James Version
[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
American Standard Version
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.
New English Translation
It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
World English Bible
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.
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[It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
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He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
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He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
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To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.