He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth on every side.

He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

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

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Let us lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.

The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their music.