Lamentations 3 — GMV

3 Verse 1 I am the man that sees poverty, ^{Verse 2} He has taken me, and led me away into darkness, ^{Verse 3} Nay, against me has he turned his hand all the day. ^{Verse 4} He has made old my flesh and my skin; ^{Verse 5} He has built against me, and compassed my head, ^{Verse 6} He has set me in dark places, ^{Verse 7} He has built against me, and I cannot come forth: ^{Verse 8} Yea, though I cry and shout, ^{Verse 9} He has built up my ways, ^{Verse 10} He has troubled me, ^{Verse 11} He pursued me after I departed, ^{Verse 12} He has bent his bow, ^{Verse 13} He has caused the arrows of his quiver ^{Verse 14} I became a laughingstock to all my people; ^{Verse 15} He has filled me with bitterness, ^{Verse 16} And he has dashed out my teeth with gravel, ^{Verse 17} He has also removed my soul from peace: ^{Verse 18} Therefore my success has perished, ^{Verse 19} I remembered by reason of my poverty, ^{Verse 20} And my soul shall meditate with me. ^{Verse 21} This will I lay up in my heart, ^{Verse 22} It is the mercies of the Lord, ^{Verse 23} They are new every morning: ^{Verse 24} The Lord is my portion, says my soul; ^{Verse 25} The Lord is good to them that wait for him: ^{Verse 26} Is good, and shall wait for, ^{Verse 27} It is good for a man ^{Verse 28} He will sit alone, and be silent, ^{Verse 30} He will give his cheek to him that smites him: ^{Verse 31} For the Lord will not reject forever. ^{Verse 32} For he that has brought down will pity, ^{Verse 33} He has not answered in anger from his heart, ^{Verse 34} To bring down under his feet ^{Verse 35} To turn aside the judgment of a man ^{Verse 36} To condemn a man unjustly in his judgment, ^{Verse 37} Who has thus spoken, and it has come to pass? ^{Verse 38} Out of the mouth of the Most High ^{Verse 39} Why should a living man complain, ^{Verse 40} Our way has been searched out and examined, ^{Verse 41} Let us lift up our hearts with our hands ^{Verse 42} We have sinned, ^{Verse 43} Thou hast visited us in wrath, ^{Verse 44} Thou hast veiled thyself with a cloud ^{Verse 45} And be cast off. ^{Verse 46} All our enemies have opened their mouth against us. ^{Verse 47} Fear and wrath are come upon us, ^{Verse 48} Mine eye shall pour down torrents of water, ^{Verse 49} Mine eye is drowned with tears, ^{Verse 50} Until the Lord look down, ^{Verse 51} Mine eye shall prey upon my soul, ^{Verse 52} The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, ^{Verse 53} And laid a stone upon me. ^{Verse 54} Water flowed over my head: ^{Verse 55} I called upon thy name, O Lord, ^{Verse 56} Thou heardest my voice: ^{Verse 57} Thou drewest nigh to my help: ^{Verse 58} O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; ^{Verse 59} Thou hast seen, O Lord, my troubles: ^{Verse 60} Thou hast seen all their vengeance, ^{Verse 61} Thou hast heard their reproach ^{Verse 62} The lips of them that rose up against me, ^{Verse 63} Their sitting down and their rising up: ^{Verse 64} Thou wilt render them a recompense, O Lord, ^{Verse 65} Thou wilt give them as a covering, ^{Verse 66} Thou wilt persecute them in anger,