17 My soul has been excluded (A)from peace;
I have forgotten [a]happiness.
18 So I say, “My [b]strength has failed,
And so has my (B)hope from the Lord.”

Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy

19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the (C)wormwood and [c]bitterness.
20 (D)My soul certainly remembers,
And [d]is (E)bent over within me.
21 I recall this to my mind,
Therefore I [e](F)wait.
22 [f]The Lords (G)acts of mercy indeed do not end,
(H)For His compassions do not fail.
23 They are new (I)every morning;
Great is (J)Your faithfulness.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:17 Lit good
  2. Lamentations 3:18 Or splendor
  3. Lamentations 3:19 Lit poison
  4. Lamentations 3:20 Or bows down
  5. Lamentations 3:21 Lit have hope
  6. Lamentations 3:22 As in ancient versions; MT It is...mercy that we do not end

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