Let it be Your Lovingkindness

Lamentations 3 : 22-28

It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that I am not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].
It is good for me to wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for me that I should bear
The yoke [of godly discipline] in my youth.
Let me sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet,
Because God has laid it on me [for my benefit].

Let it be your lovingkindness, O, God,

the only thing that matters the most to me

the only thing that hugs my soul very tight

that I’m not consumed with any other things.

Let it be your lovingkindness, O, God,

the only thing that makes me see,

how deeply loved, blessed, and secured I am

in the arms of my loving Father.

Let it be your lovingkindness, O, God

the only refuge for my soul

the only thing I am waiting and longing for,

in this morning of struggle, fear and despair,

and every morning, throughout my day… 

Let it be your lovingkindness, God… 

And let me sit alone in hope and keep quiet,
Because God has laid it on me.