Lamentations 3:22-23 (ASV)

Passage

[It is of] Jehovah`s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:20 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me.

Lamentations 3:21 This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.

Lamentations 3:22 [It is of] Jehovah`s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Lamentations 3:25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "jehovah", "lovingkindnesses", "consumed", "compassions", "fail", "morning", and "great". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "This I recall to my mind therefore..." into verse 24's "Jehovah is my portion saith my soul...", so "faith" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.