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he bent his bow and set me as a mark for his arrow.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

For the Lord will not cast off for ever,

for he does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.

thou didst hear my plea, 'Do not close thine ear to my cry for help!'

The tongue of the nursling cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.

For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, no hand being laid on it.

This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

Men dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered; for our end had come.

Our pursuers were swifter than the vultures in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

We must pay for the water we drink, the wood we get must be bought.

The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!

For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim,

for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it.

But thou, O LORD, dost reign for ever; thy throne endures to all generations.

Why dost thou forget us for ever, why dost thou so long forsake us?

As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man in front; the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle at the back.