⁷ “For a brief moment^(A) I abandoned^(B) you,
    but with deep compassion^(C) I will bring you back.^(D)
8 In a surge of anger^(E)
    I hid^(F) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness^(G)
    I will have compassion^(H) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.^(I)

⁹ “To me this is like the days of Noah,
    when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth.^(J)
So now I have sworn^(K) not to be angry^(L) with you,
    never to rebuke^(M) you again.
¹⁰ Though the mountains be shaken^(N)
    and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love^(O) for you will not be shaken^(P)
    nor my covenant^(Q) of peace^(R) be removed,”
    says the Lord, who has compassion^(S) on you.

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.^(A)
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.^(B)

²² In my alarm^(A) I said,
    “I am cut off^(B) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry^(C) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

¹³ Surely in vain^(A) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.^(B)