# Where is “His mercies are new every morning” in the Bible?

> “His mercies are new every morning” is Lamentations 3:23.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/his-mercies-are-new-every-morning
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

## The verse

> Yahweh’s steadfast love is why we have not perished; his compassions have not run dry. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
>
> — [Lamentations 3:22-23](https://www.lumin.faith/read/lamentations/3#22) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

These lines sit in the middle of five poems of grief over a destroyed city. The hope is not that things look good. It is that God’s compassion has not run out. The hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” comes from here.

## Common questions

### Where is “His mercies are new every morning” in the Bible?

“His mercies are new every morning” is Lamentations 3:23. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

### Is “His mercies are new every morning” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Lamentations 3:23. In the Lumin Translation, Lamentations 3:22-23 reads: “Yahweh’s steadfast love is why we have not perished; his compassions have not run dry. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

### Who said “His mercies are new every morning”?

The poet of Lamentations says it in the ruins of Jerusalem. Tradition names him as Jeremiah.

### What does “His mercies are new every morning” mean in the Bible?

These lines sit in the middle of five poems of grief over a destroyed city. The hope is not that things look good. It is that God’s compassion has not run out. The hymn “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” comes from here.

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