Lamentations 3:21-36

New American Standard Bible

²¹ I recall this to my mind,
Therefore I ^[a](A)wait.
^22 [b]The Lord’s ^(B)acts of mercy indeed do not end,
^(C)For His compassions do not fail.
²³ They are new ^(D)every morning;
Great is ^(E)Your faithfulness.
²⁴ “The Lord is my ^(F)portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I ^[c](G)wait for Him.”
²⁵ The Lord is good to those who ^[d](H)await Him,
To the ^[e]person who ^(I)seeks Him.
²⁶ It is good that he ^(J)waits silently
For the salvation of the Lord.
²⁷ It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.
²⁸ Let him ^(K)sit alone and keep quiet,
Since He has laid it on him.
²⁹ Let him ^[f]put his mouth in the ^(L)dust;
Perhaps there is ^(M)hope.
³⁰ Let him give his ^(N)cheek to the one who is going to strike him;
Let him be filled with shame.
³¹ For the Lord will ^(O)not reject forever,
³² For if He causes grief,
Then He will have ^(P)compassion
In proportion to His abundant mercy.
³³ For He ^(Q)does not ^[g]afflict ^[h]willingly
Or ^[i]grieve the sons of mankind.
³⁴ To crush under ^[j]one’s feet
All the prisoners of the ^[k]land,
³⁵ To ^[l]deprive a man of ^(R)justice
In the presence of the Most High,
³⁶ To ^[m](S)defraud someone in his lawsuit—
Of these things the Lord does not ^[n]approve.