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Lamentations 3:21-29 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

21. But this I will call to mind;therefore I will hope:

22. The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted,his compassion is not spent;

23. They are renewed each morning—great is your faithfulness!

24. The Lord is my portion, I tell myself,therefore I will hope in him.

25. The Lord is good to those who trust in him,to the one that seeks him;

26. It is good to hope in silencefor the Lord’s deliverance.

27. It is good for a person, when young,to bear the yoke,

28. To sit alone and in silence,when its weight lies heavy,

29. To put one’s mouth in the dust—there may yet be hope—

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