New American Standard Bible 2020

Lamentations 3:24-28

24“The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is myportionחֶלְקִ֤יchel.KiH2506,”saysאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315, “Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651Iwaitאוֹחִ֥יל'o.ChilH3176for Him.”

25The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is goodט֤וֹבTovH2896to those whoawaitלְקוָֹ֔יוle.ko.VavH6960Him, To thepersonלְנֶ֖פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315whoseeksתִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃tid.re.She.nuH1875Him.

26It isgoodט֤וֹבTovH2896that hewaitsוְיָחִיל֙ve.ya.ChilH3175silentlyוְדוּמָ֔םve.du.MamH1748For the salvationלִתְשׁוּעַ֖תlit.shu.'AtH8668of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for a manלַגֶּ֔בֶרla.Ge.verH1397to bearיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375The yokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923in his youthבִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ סbin.'u.RavH5271.

28Let himsitיֵשֵׁ֤בye.ShevH3427aloneבָּדָד֙ba.DadH910and keepH1826quietH1826,Sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588He has laidנָטַ֖לna.TalH5190it on him.

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