13. He shot his arrowsdeep into my heart.
14. My own people laugh at me.All day long they sing their mocking songs.
15. He has filled me with bitternessand given me a bitter cup of sorrow to drink.
16. He has made me chew on gravel.He has rolled me in the dust.
17. Peace has been stripped away,and I have forgotten what prosperity is.
18. I cry out, “My splendor is gone!Everything I had hoped for from the lord is lost!”
19. The thought of my suffering and homelessnessis bitter beyond words.
20. I will never forget this awful time,as I grieve over my loss.
21. Yet I still dare to hopewhen I remember this:
22. The faithful love of the lord never ends!His mercies never cease.
23. Great is his faithfulness;his mercies begin afresh each morning.
24. I say to myself, “The lord is my inheritance;therefore, I will hope in him!”
25. The lord is good to those who depend on him,to those who search for him.
26. So it is good to wait quietlyfor salvation from the lord.
27. And it is good for people to submit at an early ageto the yoke of his discipline:
28. Let them sit alone in silencebeneath the lord’s demands.
29. Let them lie face down in the dust,for there may be hope at last.