March 27 - Lamentations 3.34-66
March 27 - Lamentations 3.34-66
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 34The Lord knows when our spirits are crushed in prison;
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He knows when we are denied the rights he gave us;
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When justice is perverted in court, he knows.37The will of the Lord alone is always Tarried out.
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Good and evil alike take place at his command.
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Why should we ever complain when we are punished for our sin?40Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.
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Let us open our hearts to God in heaven and pray,
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"We have sinned and rebelled, and you, O LORD, have not forgiven us.43"You pursued us and killed us; your mercy was hidden by your anger,
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By a cloud of fury too thick for our prayers to get through.
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You have made us the garbage dump of the world.46"We are insulted and mocked by all our enemies.
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We have been through disaster and ruin; we live in danger and fear.
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My eyes flow with rivers of tears at the destruction of my people.49"My tears will pour out in a ceaseless stream
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Until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees us.
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My heart is grieved when I see what has happened to the women of the city.52"I was trapped like a bird by enemies who had no cause to hate me.
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They threw me alive into a pit and closed the opening with a stone.
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Water began to close over me, and I thought death was near.55"From the bottom of the pit, O LORD, I cried out to you,
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And when I begged you to listen to my cry, you heard.
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You answered me and told me not to be afraid.58"You came to my rescue, Lord, and saved my life.
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Judge in my favor; you know the wrongs done against me.
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You know how my enemies hate me and how they plot against me.61"You have heard them insult me, O LORD; you know all their plots.
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All day long they talk about me and make their plans.
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From morning till night they make fun of me.64"Punish them for what they have done, O LORD;
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Curse them and fill them with despair!
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Hunt them down and wipe them off the earth!"
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