Lamentations 3:21-36

21But this I call to mind,
and atherefore I have hope:
22 bThe steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off

dhis mercies never come to an end;
23they are new eevery morning;
fgreat is your faithfulness.
24 g“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
htherefore I will hope in him.”
25 The Lord is good to those who iwait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
26 jIt is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
27 kIt is good for a man that he bear
the yoke lin his youth.
28 Let him msit alone in silence
when it is laid on him;
29 nlet him put his mouth in the dust
there may yet be hope;
30 olet him give his cheek to the one who strikes,
and let him be filled with insults.
31 pFor the Lord will not
cast off forever,
32but, though he qcause grief, rhe will have compassion
saccording to the abundance of his steadfast love;
33 tfor he does not afflict from his heart
or ugrieve the children of men.
34 To crush underfoot
all vthe prisoners of the earth,
35 wto deny a man justice
in the presence of the Most High,
36to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
xthe Lord does not approve.
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