Lamentations 3:22–29
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ח Cheth
22Because of the Lord’s faithful loveq
we do not perish,H
for his mercies never end.
23They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness!r
24I say, “The Lord is my portion,s
therefore I will put my hope in him.”
ט Teth
25The Lord is good to those who waitt for him,
to the person who seeks him.
26It is good to wait quietlyu
for salvation from the Lord.v
27It is good for a man to bear the yokew
while he is still young.
י Yod
28Let him sit alone and be silent,x
for God has disciplinedI him.
29Let him put his mouth in the dusty —
perhaps there is still hope.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke in his youth.
Let him sit alone in silence
when it is laid on him;
let him put his mouth in the dust—
there may yet be hope;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
Let him sit alone in silence,
for the Lord has laid it on him.
Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
therefore, I will hope in him!”
The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.
And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:
Let them sit alone in silence
beneath the Lord’s demands.
Let them lie face down in the dust,
for there may be hope at last.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease;
his compassions do not come to an end.
They are new in the morning,
great is your faithfulness.
“Yahweh is my portion,”
says my soul,
“Thus I will hope on him.”
Yahweh is good to those who wait on him,
to the person that seeks him.
It is good to wait in silence
for the salvation of Yahweh.
It is good for a man who carries
the yoke of his childhood.
Let him sit alone and be silent
when he has laid it on him.
Let him put his mouth in the dust;
perhaps there is hope.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
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