¹⁸ Then I thought: My future^[a] is lost,
as well as my hope from the Lord.

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

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.

⁴⁰ Let us search out and examine our ways,
and turn back to the Lord.^(A)
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands^(B)
to God in heaven:
⁴² We have sinned and rebelled;
You have not forgiven.^(C)