19 A SONG OF LAMENTATION
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Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?* Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow; | ||
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Which was brought upon me,* which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger. | ||
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For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears;* for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my courage; | ||
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Remember my affliction and my bitterness,* the wormwood and the gall! | ||
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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,* his mercies never come to an end; | ||
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They are new every morning;* great is your faithfulness. | ||
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‘The Lord is my portion’, says my soul,* ‘therefore I will hope in him.’ | ||
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The Lord is good to those who wait for him,* to the soul that seeks him. | ||
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It is good that we should wait quietly* for the salvation of the Lord. | ||
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It is good to bear the yoke in our youth;* to sit alone in silence when it is laid upon us. | ||
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For the Lord will not reject for ever,* though he causes grief, he will have compassion, | ||
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According to the abundance of his steadfast love;* for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. | ||
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