Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
King James Version
In Context
18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Psalms 29:10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Psalms 102:25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Psalms 146:10The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
Daniel 7:14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which 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 →