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21 But this I call to mind,
    and therefore I have hope:

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,[a]
    his mercies never come to an end;(A)
23 they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.(B)
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
    “therefore I will hope in him.”(C)

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
    to the soul that seeks him.(D)
26 It is good that one should wait quietly
    for the salvation of the Lord.(E)
27 It is good for one to bear
    the yoke in youth,(F)

28 to sit alone in silence
    when the Lord[b] has imposed it,(G)
29 to put one’s mouth to the dust
    (there may yet be hope),

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Footnotes

  1. 3.22 Syr Tg: Heb Lord, we are not cut off
  2. 3.28 Heb he