provision. Daily mercies are continual reminders of divine faithfulness. Verse 24 is without doubt one of the loveliest verses in Lamentations, and surely in the whole of the Bible. The description of the Lord as the believer’s and the church’s ‘portion’ is not exclusive to this verse, though. Particularly memorable is Psalm 73:25–26: ‘Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my
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