²⁴ I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;^(A)
    therefore I will wait for him.”

²⁶ My flesh and my heart^(A) may fail,^(B)
    but God is the strength^(C) of my heart
    and my portion^(D) forever.

⁵ Lord, you alone are my portion^(A) and my cup;^(B)
    you make my lot^(C) secure.

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

⁵ I cry to you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my refuge,^(A)
    my portion^(B) in the land of the living.”^(C)

¹⁹ He who is the Portion^(A) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,
including the people of his inheritance^(B)—
    the Lord Almighty is his name.

¹⁸ But the eyes^(A) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(B)

²⁴ Be strong and take heart,^(A)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

¹⁶ He who is the Portion^(A) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,^(B)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance^(C)—
    the Lord Almighty is his name.^(D)