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Lamentations 3:19–24

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19I remember my affliction and my wandering,

the bitternessn and the gall.o

20I well remember them,

and my soul is downcastp within me.q

21Yet this I call to mind

and therefore I have hope:

22Because of the Lord’s great lover we are not consumed,s

for his compassions never fail.t

23They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.u

24I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;v

therefore I will wait for him.”

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Lamentations 3:22–23: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Cross references

  1. nver 5
  2. oSee ver 15
  3. pSee Ps 42:5
  4. qPs 42:11; 43:5
  5. rSee Ps 103:11
  6. sSee Job 34:15; See Hos 11:9
  7. tPs 78:38; 130:7
  8. uSee Ex 34:6; Zep 3:5
  9. vSee Ps 119:57

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Remember my affliction and my wanderings,

the wormwood and the gall!

My soul continually remembers it

and is bowed down within me.

But this I call to mind,

and therefore I have hope:

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;

his mercies never come to an end;

they are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,

“therefore I will hope in him.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Remember my affliction and my homelessness,

the wormwood and the poison.

I continually remember them

and have become depressed.

Yet I call this to mind,

and therefore I have hope:

Because of the Lord’s faithful love

we do not perish,

for his mercies never end.

They are new every morning;

great is your faithfulness!

I say, “The Lord is my portion,

therefore I will put my hope in him.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The thought of my suffering and homelessness

is bitter beyond words.

I will never forget this awful time,

as I grieve over my loss.

Yet I still dare to hope

when I remember this:

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!

His mercies never cease.

Great is his faithfulness;

his mercies begin afresh each morning.

I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;

therefore, I will hope in him!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Remember my misery and bitterness,

the wormwood and venom!

Surely my soul remembers

and bows down within me.

This I have reminded myself,

therefore I will hope.

The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease;

his compassions do not come to an end.

They are new in the morning,

great is your faithfulness.

“Yahweh is my portion,”

says my soul,

“Thus I will hope on him.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

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

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.