What does Lamentations 3:21 mean?

Lamentations 3:21 highlights themes such as hope, remembrance, faith when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 3:21 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

22It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

23They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

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Jeremiah 29:11
Both verses emphasize the hope and future God has for His people.
Romans 5:5
This verse connects the idea of hope with the love of God being poured into our hearts.
2 Corinthians 1:10
This verse speaks to the hope found in God during times of suffering.