Lamentations 3:12-24

New International Version

¹² He drew his bow^(A)
    and made me the target^(B) for his arrows.^(C)

¹³ He pierced^(D) my heart
    with arrows from his quiver.^(E)
14 I became the laughingstock^(F) of all my people;^(G)
    they mock me in song^(H) all day long.
¹⁵ He has filled me with bitter herbs
    and given me gall to drink.^(I)

¹⁶ He has broken my teeth with gravel;^(J)
    he has trampled me in the dust.^(K)
17 I have been deprived of peace;
    I have forgotten what prosperity is.
¹⁸ So I say, “My splendor is gone
    and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”^(L)

¹⁹ I remember my affliction and my wandering,
    the bitterness^(M) and the gall.^(N)
20 I well remember them,
    and my soul is downcast^(O) within me.^(P)
21 Yet this I call to mind
    and therefore I have hope:

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