16. He ground my teeth on gravel and made me cower in the dust.
17. My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
18. Then I thought: My future is lost,as well as my hope from the Lord.
19. Remember my affliction and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison.
20. I continually remember themand have become depressed.
21. Yet I call this to mind,and therefore I have hope:
22. Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end.
23. They are new every morning;great is Your faithfulness!