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New Mercies Every Morning
Commentators unanimously affirm that the "they" in this verse refers to God's compassions from verse 22. Just as the sun rises each day, God provides a fresh supply of mercy. Scholars like Spurgeon and Henry note that this isn't just for good days; every day brings its own troubles, but it also brings its own specific, new mercies from God, even the very breath in our nostrils.
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Lamentations
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Charles Ellicott
On Lamentations 3:23
19th Century
Bishop
They are new. —The subject of the sentence is found in the “compassions” of the preceding verse. With the dawn of every day there …
Charles Spurgeon
On Lamentations 3:23–24
19th Century
Preacher
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him ([Reference Lam…
John Calvin
On Lamentations 3:23
16th Century
Theologian
This verse confirms what I have said: that the same truth is repeated here by the Prophet, that God’s mercies were not consumed, nor had His compas…
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John Gill
On Lamentations 3:23
17th Century
Pastor
[They are] new every morning
That is, the tender mercies or compassions of God are, which prove that they fail not…
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…