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Lamentations 3:35-43 Good News Bible (GNB)

35. He knows when we are denied the rights he gave us;

36. When justice is perverted in court, he knows.

37. The will of the Lord alone is always carried out.

38. Good and evil alike take place at his command.

39. Why should we ever complain when we are punished for our sin?

40. Let us examine our ways and turn back to the Lord.

41. Let us open our hearts to God in heaven and pray,

42. “We have sinned and rebelled, and you, O Lord, have not forgiven us.

43. “You pursued us and killed us; your mercy was hidden by your anger,