22 Because of the Lord’s great lover we are not consumed,s

for his compassions never fail.t

23 They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.u

24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;v

therefore I will wait for him.”

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,

to the one who seeks him;w

26 it is good to wait quietlyx

for the salvation of the Lord.y

27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke

while he is young.

28 Let him sit alone in silence,z

for the Lord has laid it on him.

29 Let him bury his face in the dusta—

there may yet be hope.b

30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,c

and let him be filled with disgrace.d

31 For no one is cast off

by the Lord forever.e

32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,

so great is his unfailing love.f

33 For he does not willingly bring affliction

or grief to anyone.g

34 To crush underfoot

all prisoners in the land,

35 to deny people their rights

before the Most High,h

36 to deprive them of justice—

would not the Lord see such things?i

37 Who can speak and have it happen

if the Lord has not decreed it?j

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High

that both calamities and good things come?k

39 Why should the living complain

when punished for their sins?l

40 Let us examine our ways and test them,m

and let us return to the Lord.n

41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands

to God in heaven,o and say:

42 “We have sinned and rebelledp

and you have not forgiven.q

43 “You have covered yourself with anger and pursuedr us;

you have slain without pity.s

44 You have covered yourself with a cloudt

so that no prayeru can get through.v

45 You have made us scumw and refuse

among the nations.

46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths

widex against us.y

47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,z

ruin and destruction.a”

48 Streams of tearsb flow from my eyesc

because my people are destroyed.d

49 My eyes will flow unceasingly,

without relief,e

50 until the Lord looks down

from heaven and sees.f

51 What I see brings grief to my soul

because of all the women of my city.

52 Those who were my enemies without cause

hunted me like a bird.g

53 They tried to end my life in a pith

and threw stones at me;

54 the waters closed over my head,i

and I thought I was about to perish.j

55 I called on your name, Lord,

from the depthsk of the pit.l

56 You heard my plea:m “Do not close your ears

to my cry for relief.”

57 You came nearn when I called you,

and you said, “Do not fear.”o