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| 18 So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD." | 18 So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD." |
| 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. | 19 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. |
| 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. | 20 I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. |
| 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: | 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: |
| 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. | 22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. |
| 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. | 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. |
| 24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." | 24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." |
| 25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; | 25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; |
| 26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. | 26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. |
| 27 It is good for people to bear the yoke while they are young. | 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young. |
| 28 Let them sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on them. | 28 Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him. |
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