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20 I will never forget this awful time,
    as I grieve over my loss.
21 Yet I still dare to hope
    when I remember this:

22 The faithful love of the Lord never ends![a]
    His mercies never cease.

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  1. 3:22 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads of the Lord keeps us from destruction.

20 I well remember them,
    and my soul is downcast(A) within me.(B)
21 Yet this I call to mind
    and therefore I have hope:

22 Because of the Lord’s great love(C) we are not consumed,(D)
    for his compassions never fail.(E)

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20 My soul still remembers
And [a]sinks within me.
21 This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have (A)hope.

22 (B)Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions (C)fail not.

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  1. Lamentations 3:20 Lit. bowed down

20 My soul continually remembers it
    (A)and is bowed down within me.
21 But this I call to mind,
    and (B)therefore I have hope:

22 (C)The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]
    (D)his mercies never come to an end;

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  1. Lamentations 3:22 Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Because of the steadfast love of the Lord, we are not cut off