כִּ֣י אִם־הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב חסדו [חֲסָדָֽיו׃]
For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.
Aramaic Targum to Lamentations
But first he breaks and afterwards he repents and has mercy on the righteous in the abundance of his goodness.