16 Flinging me down into the dust, He has ground my teeth with gravel. 17 Forget contentment! My soul is bereft of peace. 18 Forsaking all hope of recovery, I acknowledge before God:“ I am lost.”
19 Gall and poison recall my affliction, they mirror my misery. 20 Grieved by recurring memories, my spirit is brought so very low. 21 Grasping for hope, I take this truth to heart:
22 Heavenly grace is not entirely ended; God’ s mercy is never exhausted. 23 How abundant is Your faithfulness: renewed with every morning. 24 He is my portion, my soul insists. I therefore maintain hope in Him.
25 It is good to trust in the Lord, to seek Him and so gain His favor. 26 It is good to nurture silent hope, to await the Lord’ s salvation. 27 It is good to shoulder this task beginning in one’ s youth.
28 Just wait in lonely silence, for this is the moral load imposed by God. 29 Judicious abasement is our course: there may still be hope. 30 Just or not, forbear, welcome the humiliating blows of your attackers.
31 Know that the Lord does not reject in perpetuity. 32 Kindness abounding, God shows mercy after His corrective measures. 33 Key to His justice: God does not inflict gratuitous suffering.
34 Lowly prisoners trampled underfoot? 35 Lawful rights shamelessly denied?
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