Lamentations 5:19
You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
In Context
18because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.
20Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
Psalms 29:10The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
Psalms 102:25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Psalms 146:10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah!
Daniel 7:14And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never 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 →