18. I tell myself, “I am finished!I can't count on the Lordto do anything for me.”
19. Just thinking of my troublesand my lonely wanderingmakes me miserable.
20. That's all I ever think about,and I am depressed.
21. Then I remember somethingthat fills me with hope.
22. The Lord's kindness never fails!If he had not been merciful,we would have been destroyed.
23. The Lord can always be trustedto show mercy each morning.
24. Deep in my heart I say,“The Lord is all I need;I can depend on him!”
25. The Lord is kind to everyonewho trusts and obeys him.
26. It is good to wait patientlyfor the Lord to save us.
27. When we are young,it is good to struggle hard
28. and to sit silently alone,if this is whatthe Lord intends.
29. Being rubbed in the earthcan teach us a lesson;
30. we can also learn from insultsand hard knocks.
31. The Lord won't always reject us!
32. He causes a lot of suffering,but he also has pitybecause of his great love.