13. He has caused the arrows of His quiverTo pierce my loins.
14. I have become the ridicule of all my people—Their taunting song all the day.
15. He has filled me with bitterness,He has made me drink wormwood.
16. He has also broken my teeth with gravel,And covered me with ashes.
17. You have moved my soul far from peace;I have forgotten prosperity.
18. And I said, “My strength and my hopeHave perished from the Lord.”
19. Remember my affliction and roaming,The wormwood and the gall.
20. My soul still remembersAnd sinks within me.
21. This I recall to my mind,Therefore I have hope.
22. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,Because His compassions fail not.
23. They are new every morning;Great is Your faithfulness.
24. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“Therefore I hope in Him!”
25. The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,To the soul who seeks Him.
26. It is good that one should hope and wait quietlyFor the salvation of the Lord.