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he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord .

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

For the Lord will not cast off forever,

for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.

you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help!'

The tongue of the nursing infant sticks to the roof of its mouth for thirst; the children beg for food, but no one gives to them.

For the chastisement of the daughter of my people has been greater than the punishment of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and no hands were wrung for her.

This was for the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come.

Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought.

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

For this our heart has become sick, for these things our eyes have grown dim,

for Mount Zion which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it.

Why do you forget us forever, why do you forsake us for so many days?

As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.