Lamentations 3:22-23
His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning — great is your faithfulness.
It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
What Lamentations 3:22-23 means
This sits at the exact centre of a book mourning a destroyed city. Nothing has improved when it is written. The writer is not describing a change in circumstances but making a decision about what he will call to mind.
That placement is the point: hope is set inside the lament rather than after it. “New every morning” means mercy is not a finite supply being drawn down — each day arrives with its own. It is a good verse to have ready for mornings that begin badly.
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Questions about Lamentations 3:22-23
What does Lamentations 3:22-23 mean?
It means God’s steadfast love and mercy never run out, that a fresh supply meets us each morning, and that his faithfulness is great — stated while the writer is still grieving.
Why is Lamentations 3:22-23 significant given the rest of the book?
Because the book is a sustained lament over Jerusalem’s destruction. Placing this hope at its centre shows that trust in God’s mercy belongs inside grief, not only after it has passed.