I was angry with my people, I put shame on my heritage, and gave them into your hands: you had no mercy on them; you put a cruel yoke on those who were old;

For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.

And I am very angry with the nations who are living untroubled: for when I was only a little angry, they made the evil worse.

I hid

And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.

Truly, you have a secret God, the God of Israel is a Saviour!

Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

Let not your face be covered from me; do not put away your servant in wrath; you have been my help: do not give me up or take your support from me, O God of my salvation.

And it will be clear to the nations that the children of Israel were taken away prisoners for their evil-doing; because they did wrong against me, and my face was covered from them: so I gave them up into the hands of their attackers, and they all came to their end by the sword.

But

Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

From far away he saw the Lord: my love for you is an eternal love: so with mercy I have made you come with me.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

General references

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand is round about me.

For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,