Lamentations 5:19
You, O Lord, are seated as King for ever; the seat of your power is eternal.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18Because of the mountain of Zion which is a waste; jackals go over it.
20Why have we gone from your memory for ever? why have you been turned away from us for so long?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7\9:6\You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.
Psalms 29:10The Lord had his seat as king when the waters came on the earth; the Lord is seated as king for ever.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were made, before you had given birth to the earth and the world, before time was, and for ever, you are God.
Psalms 102:25\102:24\I will say, O my God, take me not away before my time; your years go on through all generations:
Psalms 146:10The Lord will be King for ever; your God, O Zion, will be King through all generations. Praise be to the Lord.
Daniel 7:14And to him was given authority and glory and a kingdom; and all peoples, nations, and languages were his servants: his authority is an eternal authority which will not come to an end, and his kingdom is one which will not come to destruction.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 5:18-22
Unchangeableness of God; Prayer for Mercy and Grace. ( b. c. 588.) 17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. 19 Thou, O Lord , remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord , and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against… Read the whole commentary →