Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” New Living Translation I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” English Standard Version “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” Berean Standard Bible “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” King James Bible The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. New King James Version “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” New American Standard Bible “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” NASB 1995 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” NASB 1977 “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.” Amplified Bible “The LORD is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul; “Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.” Christian Standard Bible I say, “The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I say: The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in Him. American Standard Version Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My soul has said: “He is my portion”; because of this, I shall wait for him Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I wait for him. Contemporary English Version Deep in my heart I say, "The LORD is all I need; I can depend on him!" Douay-Rheims Bible Heth. The Lord is my portion, said my soul: therefore will I wait for him. English Revised Version The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. GOD'S WORD® Translation My soul can say, 'The LORD is my lot [in life]. That is why I find hope in him.' Good News Translation The LORD is all I have, and so in him I put my hope. International Standard Version "The LORD is all I have," says my soul, "Therefore I will trust in him." JPS Tanakh 1917 The LORD is my portion', saith my soul; 'Therefore will I hope in Him.' Literal Standard Version My portion [is] YHWH, my soul has said, | Therefore I hope for Him. Majority Standard Bible “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” New American Bible The LORD is my portion, I tell myself, therefore I will hope in him. NET Bible "My portion is the Lord," I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him. New Revised Standard Version “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” New Heart English Bible "The LORD 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. World English Bible “Yahweh 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Hope…23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! 24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” 25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.… Cross References Psalm 16:5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. Psalm 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 119:57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. Jeremiah 10:16 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance--the LORD of Hosts is His name. Treasury of Scripture The LORD is my portion, said my soul; therefore will I hope in him. my portion Psalm 16:5 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 119:57 CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. therefore Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 1 Samuel 30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 1 Chronicles 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him. Jump to Previous Heritage Hope Portion Soul WaitJump to Next Heritage Hope Portion Soul WaitLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies (24) The Lord.--An inversion of the sentence gives a closer and more emphatic rendering: My portion is Jehovah. The phrase is a reminiscence from Psalm 16:5; Psalm 73:26; Psalm 142:5; Psalm 119:57, the thought resting primarily on Numbers 18:20.Verse 24. - The Lord is my Portion. A reminiscence of Psalm 16:5 (comp. Psalm 73:26; Psalm 119:57; Psalm 142:5). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “The LORDיְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is my portion,” חֶלְקִ֤י (ḥel·qî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory says אָמְרָ֣ה (’ā·mə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say my soul, נַפְשִׁ֔י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion “therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against I will hope אוֹחִ֥יל (’ō·w·ḥîl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope in Him.” ס (s) Punctuation Strong's Hebrew Links Lamentations 3:24 NIVLamentations 3:24 NLT Lamentations 3:24 ESV Lamentations 3:24 NASB Lamentations 3:24 KJV Lamentations 3:24 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:24 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:24 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:24 French Bible Lamentations 3:24 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:24 Yahweh is my portion says my soul (Lam. 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