Lamentations 3:21-25

Amplified Bible

²¹
But this I call to mind,
Therefore I have hope.
²²
It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail.^(A)
²³
They are new every morning;
Great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.^(B)
²⁴
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”^(C)
²⁵
The Lord is good to those who wait [confidently] for Him,
To those who seek Him [on the authority of God’s word].

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Lamentations 3:21-25

Contemporary English Version

²¹Then I remember something
    that fills me with hope.
²²The Lord's kindness never fails!
If he had not been merciful,
    we would have been destroyed.^[a]
²³The Lord can always be trusted
    to show mercy each morning.
²⁴Deep in my heart I say,
“The Lord is all I need;
    I can depend on him!”

²⁵The Lord is kind to everyone
who trusts and obeys him.

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Footnotes

3.22 destroyed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 22.

Lamentations 3:21-25

New Living Translation

²¹Yet I still dare to hope
when I remember this:

²²The faithful love of the Lord never ends!^[a]
    His mercies never cease.
²³Great is his faithfulness;
    his mercies begin afresh each morning.
²⁴I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
    therefore, I will hope in him!”

²⁵The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.

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Footnotes

3:22 As in Syriac version; Hebrew reads of the Lord keeps us from destruction.

Lamentations 3:21-25

The Voice

²¹Gaining hope,
I remember and wait for this thought:

²²How enduring is God’s loyal love;
    the Eternal has inexhaustible compassion.
²³Here they are, every morning, new!
    Your faithfulness, God, is as broad as the day.
²⁴Have courage, for the Eternal is all that I will need.
    My soul boasts, “Hope in God; just wait.”

²⁵It is good. The Eternal One is good to those who expect Him,
to those who seek Him wholeheartedly.

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Lamentations 3:21-27

The Message

It’s a Good Thing to Hope for Help from God

^19-21I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness,
    the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed.
I remember it all—oh, how well I remember—
    the feeling of hitting the bottom.
But there’s one other thing I remember,
    and remembering, I keep a grip on hope:

^22-24God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out,
    his merciful love couldn’t have dried up.
They’re created new every morning.
    How great your faithfulness!
I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over).
    He’s all I’ve got left.

^25-27God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits,
    to the woman who diligently seeks.
It’s a good thing to quietly hope,
    quietly hope for help from God.
It’s a good thing when you’re young
    to stick it out through the hard times.

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