17 My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. 18 So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.” 19 Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. 20 Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. 21 Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.” 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. 28 Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
Lamentations 3:17–28
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