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The Book of Lamentations, Chapter 3, Verse 24

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[They are] new every morning: great [is] thy faithfulness.
King James Version
The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
American Standard Version
Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
New English Translation
“My portion is the LORD,” I have said to myself, so I will put my hope in him.
World English Bible
Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
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The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
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[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
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[It is] good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
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He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne [it] upon him.
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He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
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He giveth [his] cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
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To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,