Lamentations 3:17-26

(It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the Lord)

My soul is deprived of peace, 
     I have forgotten what happiness is; 
I tell myself my future is lost, 
     all that I hoped for from the LORD. 
The thought of my homeless poverty 
     is wormwood and gall; 
Remembering it over and over 
     leaves my soul downcast within me. 
But I will call this to mind, 
     as my reason to have hope: 
The favors of the LORD are not exhausted, 
     his mercies are not spent; 
They are renewed each morning, 
     so great is his faithfulness. 
My portion is the LORD, says my soul; 
     therefore will I hope in him. 
Good is the LORD to one who waits for him, 
     to the soul that seeks him; 
It is good to hope in silence 
     for the saving help of the LORD. 