Lamentations 3:21
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21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
Psalm 130:7
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7 O Israel, hope in the Lord!
For with the Lord there is steadfast love,
and with him is great power to redeem.(A)
Habakkuk 2:3
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3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time;
it speaks of the end and does not lie.
If it seems to tarry, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.(A)
Lamentations 3:24-29
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”(A)
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.(B)
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.(C)
27 It is good for one to bear
the yoke in youth,(D)
28 to sit alone in silence
when the Lord[a] has imposed it,(E)
29 to put one’s mouth to the dust
(there may yet be hope),
Footnotes
- 3.28 Heb he
Psalm 119:81
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81 My soul languishes for your salvation;
I hope in your word.(A)
Psalm 77:7-11
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7 “Will the Lord spurn forever
and never again be favorable?(A)
8 Has his steadfast love ceased forever?
Are his promises at an end for all time?(B)
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah(C)
10 And I say, “It is my grief
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”(D)
11 I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord;
I will remember your wonders of old.(E)
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