Lamentations 5:19
But you, O Lord, shall dwell for ever; your throne shall endure to generation and generation.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18Over the mountain of Sion, because it is made desolate, foxes have walked therein.
20Therefore will you utterly forget us, and abandon us a long time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment. 1
Psalms 29:10The Lord heard, and had compassion upon me; the Lord is become my helper. 1
Psalms 90:2He shall say to the Lord, You are my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him. 1
Psalms 146:10He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; neither is he well-pleased with the legs of a man. 1
Daniel 7:14And to him was given the dominion, and the honor, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom 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 →