21. But this I will call to mind;therefore I will hope:
22. The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted,his compassion is not spent;
23. They are renewed each morning—great is your faithfulness!
24. The Lord is my portion, I tell myself,therefore I will hope in him.
25. The Lord is good to those who trust in him,to the one that seeks him;
26. It is good to hope in silencefor the Lord’s deliverance.
27. It is good for a person, when young,to bear the yoke,
28. To sit alone and in silence,when its weight lies heavy,
29. To put one’s mouth in the dust—there may yet be hope—
30. To offer one’s cheek to be struck,to be filled with disgrace.
31. For the Lord does notreject forever;
32. Though he brings grief, he takes pity,according to the abundance of his mercy;
33. He does not willingly afflictor bring grief to human beings.
34. That someone tramples underfootall the prisoners in the land,
35. Or denies justice to anyonein the very sight of the Most High,
36. Or subverts a person’s lawsuit—does the Lord not see?
37. Who speaks so that it comes to pass,unless the Lord commands it?