“Third, there is an intended conclusion: "The Lord is my portion," my soul says, "therefore I will hope in him." Namely, since I (Jeremiah) choose his divine mercy in portions while others despise it. As said in Psalm 16:5: "The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; thou holdest my lot."”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
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24The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
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22It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
— Lamentations 3:24 —
25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.