Lamentations 3:22-23 (YLT)

Passage

The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies. New every morning, abundant <FI>is<Fi> thy faithfulness.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:20 Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

Lamentations 3:21 This I turn to my heart--therefore I hope.

Lamentations 3:22 The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

Lamentations 3:23 New every morning, abundant <FI>is<Fi> thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:24 My portion <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, hath my soul said, Therefore I hope for Him.

Lamentations 3:25 Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "This I turn to my heart--therefore I..." into verse 24's "My portion FI is Fi Jehovah hath...", so "faith" and "kindnesses" 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 "kindnesses" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.