Lamentations 3:24–42

24  The Lord is lmy portion, saith mmy soul; ftherefore mwill I hope in him.

25  The Lord is good unto them nthat wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

26  It is good that a man should both ophope and pqquietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

27  qqIt is good for a man rthat he bear the yoke sin his youth.

28  tHe sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

29  uHe putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

30  vHe giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

31  For the Lord will not bbcast off for ever:

32  But though he wcause grief, yet will he have compassion xaccording to the multitude of his mercies.

33  For yhe doth not wafflict †willingly nor wgrieve the children of men.

34  To crush under his feet all zthe prisoners of the earth,

35  To turn aside the right of a man before the face of ||athe most High,

36  To bsubvert a man in his cause, cthe Lord ||approveth not.

37  dWho is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

38  Out of the mouth of athe most High proceedeth not eevil and good?

39  fWherefore doth a living man ||complain, ga man for hthe punishment of his sins?

40  Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

41  iLet us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

42  kWe have transgressed and lhave rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.