Lamentations 3:19–33

¹⁹The thought of my suffering and homelessness

is bitter beyond words.

²⁰I will never forget this awful time,

as I grieve over my loss.

²¹Yet I still dare to hope

when I remember this:

²²The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

His mercies never cease.

²³Great is his faithfulness;

his mercies begin afresh each morning.

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

therefore, I will hope in him!”

²⁵The Lord is good to those who depend on him,

to those who search for him.

²⁶So it is good to wait quietly

for salvation from the Lord.

²⁷And it is good for people to submit at an early age

to the yoke of his discipline:

²⁸Let them sit alone in silence

beneath the Lord’s demands.

²⁹Let them lie face down in the dust,

for there may be hope at last.

³⁰Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them

and accept the insults of their enemies.

³¹For no one is abandoned

by the Lord forever.

³²Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion

because of the greatness of his unfailing love.

³³For he does not enjoy hurting people

or causing them sorrow.