Lamentations 3:56
Coph. Thou hast heard my voice: turn not away thy ear from my sighs, and cries.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
In Context
55Coph. I have called upon thy name, O Lord, from the lowest pit.
57Coph. Thou drewest near in the day, when I called upon thee, thou saidst: Fear not.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer also, and his being heard, and all his sins, and contempt, and places wherein he built high places, and set up groves, and statues before he did penance, are written in the words of Hozai.
Psalms 3:4But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.
Psalms 5:3Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.
Psalms 6:9Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity: for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 55:1Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David.
Psalms 55:18But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:56-66
God's Goodness Acknowledged; An Appeal to God. ( b. c. 588.) 55 I called upon thy name, O Lord , out of the low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O Lord , thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 61 Thou hast heard their… Read the whole commentary →