Lamentations 3:21, Lamentations 3:24, Lamentations 3:26 NASB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:21-36

Here the clouds begin to disperse and the sky to clear up; the complaint was very melancholy in the former part of the chapter, and yet here the tune is altered and the mourners in Zion begin to look a little pleasant. But for hope, the heart would break. To save the heart from being quite broken, here is something called to mind, which gives ground for hope (Lam. 3:21), which refers to what comes after, not to what goes before. I make to return to my heart (so the margin words it); what we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

This I recall to my mind ,.... Not affliction and misery, but the Lord's remembrance of his people; what he had been used to do, and would do again; and particularly what follows, the abundant mercy of God, and his great faithfulness; these things the prophet fetched back to his mind; and revolved them in his heart; says he, and therefore have I hope ; this revived his hope, which he was ready to say was perished from the Lord, and there was no foundation for it; but now he saw there... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:21

Verse 21 We see here what I have already stated, that if we struggle against temptations, it will be a sure remedy to us, because our faith will at length emerge again, and gather strength, yea, it will in a manner be raised up from the lowest depths. This is what the Prophet now shews. I will recall this, he says, to my heart, and therefore will I hope How can despair produce hope from itself? This would be contrary to nature. What then does the Prophet mean here, and what does he understand... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:1-21

MONOLOGUE SPOKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER WHOSE FATE IS BOUND UP WITH THAT OF THE NATION ; OR PERHAPS BY THE NATION PERSONIFIED (see Introduction). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

These verses prepare the way for a brief interval of calmness and resignation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

God taking notice of man's affliction, In his distress the sufferer cries to God, calling upon his great Helper to note his condition and remember it. Then he is calmed by prayer, and rests in the assurance that God does not forget his trouble. Recalling this thought to mind, he recovers hope. I. THE CRY FOR GOD 'S NOTICE . 1 . It is to God. At first it seems as though God bad forgotten his afflicted child. The vision of the Divine countenance is clouded; no voice... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

This I recall to my mind, etc.; viz. that thou wilt remember me, or, thy faithfulness ( Lamentations 3:20 ). Here again there appears to be a reminiscence of a passage in Psalms 42:1-11 . ( Psalms 42:4 ). Others suppose that "this" refers to the following verses; but in this case a new section would begin in the middle of a triad (the triad of verses beginning with zayin ) , which is certainly improbable. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

Hope reviving. At length the unmitigated anguish and desolation expressed in the previous parts of this book seem relieved. A ray of light breaks through the dense mass of clouds. Despondency gives place to hope. I. FROM WHAT STATE THIS LANGUAGE BETOKENS A REVULSION , A REACTION . Jeremiah has, not unnaturally, been plunged into distress, dismay, despondency. The terrible calamities which have befallen his nation are sufficient to account for this. Yet, as a child of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

How hope rises from the depths of despair. This utterance needs to be contrasted with that in Lamentations 3:18 . There the prophet says that hope is perished. Here he has hope, grounded on a "therefore" and strengthened by a resolved attitude of mind. Thus we are helped to get an explanation of his past depression, or, as we might even call it, despair. We are helped to distinguish between abiding Divine realities and the way in which they are coloured or concealed by our moods. How is... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 3:21

This I recall - Rather, “This will I bring back to my heart, therefore will I hope.” Knowing that God hears the prayer of the contrite, he begins again to hope. read more

Lamentations 3:21, Lamentations 3:24, Lamentations 3:26 Nasb

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:21-36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:19-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Lamentations 3:21

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