The chapter containing this declaration has 66 verses arranged in Hebrew as an alphabetic acrostic, with each letter of the alphabet beginning three consecutive verses in order, a structure not preserved in English translation. Deliberately recalling what gives hope turns the mind toward hope. What is to be recalled is what is true about God, and this remembrance brings hope amid sorrow and ruin.
This hope can arise even while the soul still remembers affliction, and the memory of suffering humbles the soul. Recalling the Lord's mercy in the midst of remembered affliction gives reason to hope. His unfailing compassion renewed every morning assures the sufferer of his faithfulness and encourages quiet waiting for his salvation.
The chapter containing this declaration has 66 verses arranged in Hebrew as an alphabetic acrostic, with each letter of the alphabet beginning three consecutive verses in order, a structure not preserved in English translation. Deliberately recalling what gives hope turns the mind toward hope. What is to be recalled is what is true about God, and this remembrance brings hope amid sorrow and ruin.
This hope can arise even while the soul still remembers affliction, and the memory of suffering humbles the soul. Recalling the Lord's mercy in the midst of remembered affliction gives reason to hope. His unfailing compassion renewed every morning assures the sufferer of his faithfulness and encourages quiet waiting for his salvation.