19–24 In stark contrast, the tone changes in the very next breath. The poet confesses that in spite of the natural response to such devastating calamities, he chooses to foster a confident expectation in Yahweh. The Hebrew syntax of v. 20 uses the intensifying infinitive plus the cognate finite verb to emphasize that the experience of affliction and uprootedness is unforgettable: literally, “I certainly remember.…” Further, the certain recollection invites depression: “My soul is downcast