Lamentations 3:22–36

²²Because of the loving devotion^b of the LORD we are not consumed,

for His mercies never fail.

²³They are new every morning;

great is Your faithfulness!

²⁴“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,

“therefore I will hope in Him.”

²⁵The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,

to the soul who seeks Him.

²⁶It is good to wait quietly

for the salvation of the LORD.

²⁷It is good for a man to bear the yoke

while he is still young.

²⁸Let him sit alone in silence,

for the LORD has laid it upon him.

²⁹Let him bury his face in the dust—

perhaps there is still hope.

³⁰Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him;

let him be filled with reproach.

³¹For the Lord will not

cast us off forever.

³²Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion

according to His abundant loving devotion.

³³For He does not willingly afflict

or grieve the sons of men.

³⁴To crush underfoot

all the prisoners of the land,

³⁵to deny a man justice

before the Most High,

³⁶to subvert a man in his lawsuit—

of these the Lord does not approve.