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Pentecost Season · Proper 8 · Year B

Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33

The Lord's Mercies Are New Every Morning

June 27, 2027

The Fall of Man, Hugo van der Goes
The Fall of Man, Hugo van der Goes, c. 1479Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
The two of them at the tree with the serpent standing upright beside Eve on its hind legs, painted with a face and hands of its own.God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. Through the devil’s envy death entered the world.Hugo van der GoesVan der Goes, who gave the tempter a human head so the deceiving would be visible.Kunsthistorisches Museum, ViennaThe Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 5:21-43Mk 5:21-43
Epistle2 Cor. 8:7-152 Cor 8:7-15
Old Testament2 Sam. 1:1, 17-272 Sm 1:1, 17-27Alt. OTWis. 1:13-15, 2:23-24Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24 orLam. 3:22-33Lam 3:22-33
PsalterPs. 130Ps 130Alt. PsalmPs. 30Ps 30

Overview & Insights

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

In the middle of a book mourning Jerusalem's destruction, the poet turns to hope, confessing that God's steadfast love and mercy are inexhaustible and renewed each day.

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Take it further: Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24 or Lamentations 3:22-33

Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Lamentations 3:22-33Working Preacher: Commentary on Lam 3:22-33 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the book's turn to hope for the semicontinuous track.

Enduring Word: Lamentations 3Enduring Word: Lam 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: Lamentations CommentariesPrecept Austin: Lam Commentaries Precept Austin

Collected verse-by-verse resources and commentators for Lamentations.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Lamentations 3:22BibleHub: Commentaries on Lam 3:22 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the great-is-thy-faithfulness verse.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Lamentations OverviewBibleProject: Lam Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the design and message of Lamentations.

Sefaria: Lamentations 3 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Lam 3 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.

BibleHub: Lamentations 3 InterlinearBibleHub: Lam 3 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

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