Wait for Yahweh (Lam 3:25-3:27)

Tet

“Yahweh is good

To those

Who wait for him.

Yahweh is good

To the soul

That seeks him.

It is good

That one should

Wait quietly

For the salvation

Of Yahweh.

It is good

For one to bear

The yoke

In his youth.”

Yahweh would be good to those wait quietly for his salvation. Yahweh would be good to any soul that seeks him. It is also good to bear the heavy burdens of the yoke in youth. This is now a very uplifting message after all the preceding moaning. These three verses start with the Hebrew consonant letter Tet in this acrostic poem.

Wait for Yahweh (Ps 27:13-27:14)

“I believe

That I shall see the goodness of Yahweh

In the land of the living!

Wait for Yahweh!

Be strong!

Let your heart take courage!

Wait for Yahweh!”

David would see the goodness of Yahweh during his lifetime in the land of the living. He only had to wait for Yahweh. He had to be strong and take courage. He needed the patience to wait for the coming of Yahweh.