Lamentations 3:21 (WEB)

Passage

This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:19 Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the bitterness.

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

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

Lamentations 3:22 It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail.

Lamentations 3:23 They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "recall", "mind", "therefore", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "recall" and "mind", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "My soul still remembers them and is..." into verse 22's "It is because of Yahweh s loving...", so "recall" and "mind" 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 "recall" and "mind" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.