Lamentations 3:21-27

Great Is Your Faithfulness

21 But this I call to mind,
and k therefore I have hope:

22 l The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; 1
l his mercies never come to an end;
 23 they are new m every morning;
n great is your faithfulness.
 24 o "The Lord is my portion," says my soul,
k "therefore I will hope in him."

25 The Lord is good to those who p wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
 26 q It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
 27 r It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke s in his youth.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 42:5
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation
    Psalms 42:11
    Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
  2. Cross References
    Malachi 3:6
    For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
  3. Cross References
    Malachi 3:6
    For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
  4. Cross References
    Job 7:18
    Visit him every morning and test him every moment?
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 36:5
    Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 16:5
    The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
    Psalms 73:26
    My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
  7. Cross References
    Lamentations 3:21
    But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 130:6
    My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
    Isaiah 30:18
    Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 130:5
    I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
    Psalms 130:7
    O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
    Micah 7:7
    But as for me, I will look to the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
  10. Cross References
    Matthew 11:29
    Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  11. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 12:1
    Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, "I have no pleasure in them".
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