21 Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:(A)

ח Khet

22 Because of the Lord’s faithful love(B)
we do not perish,[a]
for His mercies never end.
23 They are new every morning;
great is Your faithfulness!(C)
24 I say: The Lord is my portion,(D)
therefore I will put my hope in Him.

ט Tet

25 The Lord is good to those who wait(E) for Him,
to the person who seeks Him.
26 It is good to wait quietly(F)
for deliverance from the Lord.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:22 One Hb mss, Syr, Tg read The Lord’s faithful love, indeed, does not perish

21 Yet this I call to mind
    and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord’s great love(A) we are not consumed,(B)
    for his compassions never fail.(C)
23 They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.(D)
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;(E)
    therefore I will wait for him.”

25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(F)
26 it is good to wait quietly(G)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(H)

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