Lamentations 5:19
But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it.
20Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise.
Psalms 29:10The Lord maketh the hood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever. The Lord will give strength to his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God.
Psalms 102:25Call me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are unto generation and generation.
Psalms 146:10Let all thy works, O lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.
Daniel 7:14And he gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom: and all peoples, tribes and tongues shall serve him: his power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed.
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 →