Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O Jehovah, abidest for ever; Thy throne is from generation to generation.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate: The foxes walk upon it.
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, [And] forsake us so long time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But Jehovah sitteth [as king] for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
Psalms 29:10Jehovah sat [as King] at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 102:25Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Psalms 146:10Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 147
Daniel 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which 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 →