Lamentations 3:59
Lord, you have seen the injustices done to me; please vindicate me!
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
In Context
58You have taken my case and defended me; you have saved my life!
60You have observed how vengeful they are and how often they've plotted against me.
Cross References
Psalms 9:4For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
Psalms 26:1Confirm that I'm innocent, Lord, for I have acted with integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without fail.
Psalms 35:23Wake up! Get up and defend me, my Lord and my God! Take up my case and make sure justice is done!
Jeremiah 11:19I was like a trusting little lamb being led away to be slaughtered. I didn't know that they had been plotting against me. They said, “Let's destroy the tree along with everything it produces. Let's kill him so no one will even remember his name.”
Jeremiah 15:10How sad I am, my mother, that you gave birth to me! I'm a victim of argument and conflict wherever I go in the country. I have never lent anyone anything, or borrowed anything, but still everyone curses me.
Jeremiah 20:7You fooled me, Lord, and I let myself be fooled! You're stronger than me—you've won! I've become a joke people laugh at all day long. Everyone is mocking 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 →