Lamentations 5:19
You, LORD, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation.
World English Bible
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 on it.
20Why do you forget us forever, and forsake us for so long a time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But the LORD reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
Psalms 29:10The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood. Yes, the LORD sits as King forever.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Psalms 102:25Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
Psalms 146:10The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!
Daniel 7:14Dominion was given him, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will 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 →