Study Desk

HE. He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

HETH. It is the mercies of the Lord, that he has not failed me, because his compassions are not exhausted. Pity us, O Lord, early every month: for we are not brought to an end, because his compassions are not exhausted.

TETH. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek him

is good, and shall wait for, and quietly expect salvation of the Lord.

TETH. It is good for a man when he bears a yoke in his youth.

For the Lord will not reject for ever.

CHAPH. For he that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of his mercy.

Mine eye shall pour down torrents of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

DALETH. The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of its mouth for thirst: the little children ask for bread, and there is none to break it to them.

JOD. The hands of tender-hearted women have sodden their own children: they became meat for them in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

MEM. For the sins of her prophets, and iniquities of her priests, who shed righteous blood in the midst of her,

SAMECH. Depart ye from the unclean ones: call ye them: depart, depart, touch them not: for they are on fire, yea, they stagger: say ye among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.

PHE. While we yet lived our eyes failed, while we looked in vain for our help. TSADE. We looked to a nation that could not save.

We have hunted for our little ones, that they should not walk in our streets. KOPH. Our time has drawn nigh, our days are fulfilled, our time is come.

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky, they flew on the mountains, in the wilderness they laid wait for us.

We have drunk our water for money; our wood is sold to us for a burden on our neck:

The crown has fallen from our head: yea, woe to us! for we have sinned.

For this has grief come; our heart is sorrowful: for this our eyes are darkened.

But thou, O Lord, shalt dwell for ever; thy throne shall endure to generation and generation.

For thou hast indeed rejected us; thou hast been very wroth against us.