Lamentations 5:19
But thou, O Lord, shalt dwell forever; 1 Thy throne shall endure to generation and generation. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18Over the mountain of Zion, because it is made desolate, 1 Foxes have walked therein. 1
20Wherefore wilt thou utterly forget us, 1 And abandon us a long time? 1
Cross References
Psalms 9:7The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: 1 Their memorial has been destroyed with a noise, 1
Psalms 29:10What profit is there in my blood, 1 When I go down to destruction? 1 Shall the dust give praise to thee? 1 Or shall it declare thy truth? 1
Psalms 90:2He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: 1 My God; I will hope in him. 1
Psalms 146:10He will not take pleasure in the strength of a horse; 1 Neither is he well pleased with the legs of a man. 1
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 →