Lamentations 3:22

²⁰ Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.

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

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

²³ They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

²⁴ “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
KJV: It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
WEB: It is because of the LORD’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.
ASV: [It is of] Jehovah`s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
DARBY: It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not;
BLB: Because of the loving devotion of YHWH we are not consumed, for His mercies are not finished.

ÅB: Herrens miskunnhet er det at det ikke er forbi med oss; for hans barmhjertighet har enda ikke ende.
OTB: Herrens miskunn er virkelig uendelig, for hans medfølelse svikter aldri.
B1930: Herrens miskunnhet er det at det ikke er forbi med oss; for hans barmhjertighet har ennu ikke ende.

Short explanation

The Lord's mercy never ends, his compassion never fails. It is new every morning.

Context: Written in the middle of grief over the fall of Jerusalem.

See also: Lamentations 3:23, Psalms 30:5

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Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
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Luke 1:50
His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
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Nehemiah 9:31
But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
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Micah 7:18–19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
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Malachi 3:6
“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
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Psalms 78:38
And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
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Psalms 106:45
And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
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Psalms 77:8
Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
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