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Mercy in the Midst of Ruin
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon and Matthew Henry highlight a powerful, practical truth: no matter how bad things seem, they could be worse. The very fact that a believer is not utterly consumed or destroyed is a direct testament to God's mercy. In suffering, recognizing that our continued existence is a gift of grace can be a profound source of comfort and a reason for gratitude.
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Lamentations
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Albert Barnes
On Lamentations 3:22
18th Century
Theologian
Verses 22-42 are the center of the present poem, as it also holds the central place in the whole series of the Lamentations. In them the riches of …
Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 3:22
19th Century
Bishop
It is of the Lord’s mercies. —It is, perhaps, part of the elaborate art of this poem that Lamentations 3:22-42, which for…
Charles Spurgeon
On Lamentations 3:22
19th Century
Preacher
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Hear that, troubled heart; you are not yet …
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John Calvin
On Lamentations 3:22
16th Century
Theologian
The first clause can be explained in two ways. The view commonly taken is that it should be ascribed to God’s mercy that the faithful have not ofte…
John Gill
On Lamentations 3:22
17th Century
Pastor
[It is of] the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed
It was true of the prophet, that he died not in prison, or in the dunge…
Matthew Henry
On Lamentations 3:21–36
17th Century
Minister
Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…