21 Yet I call this to mind,

and therefore I have hope:p

ח Cheth

22 Because of the Lord’s faithful loveq

we do not perish,H

for his mercies never end.

23 They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness!r

24 I say, “The Lord is my portion,s

therefore I will put my hope in him.”

ט Teth

25 The Lord is good to those who waitt for him,

to the person who seeks him.

26 It is good to wait quietlyu

for salvation from the Lord.v

27 It is good for a man to bear the yokew

while he is still young.

י Yod

28 Let him sit alone and be silent,x

for God has disciplinedI him.

29 Let him put his mouth in the dusty—

perhaps there is still hope.

30 Let him offer his cheek

to the one who would strike him;z

let him be filled with disgrace.

כ Kaph

31 For the Lord

will not reject us forever.

32 Even if he causes suffering,

he will show compassion

according to the abundance of his faithful love.aa

33 For he does not enjoy bringing afflictionab

or suffering on mankind.

ל Lamed

34 Crushing all the prisoners of the landJ

beneath one’s feet,

35 denying justice to a manac

in the presence of the Most High,

36 or subverting a person in his lawsuitad—

the Lord does not approve of these things.

מ Mem

37 Who is there who speaks and it happens,

unless the Lord has ordained it?ae

38 Do not both adversity and good

come from the mouth of the Most High?af

39 Why should any living person complain,

any man, because of the punishment for his sins?