Lamentations 5:19
Thou, O LORD, abidest for ever; thy throne is from generation to generation.
Revised Version 1895
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 upon it.
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But the LORD sitteth as king for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
Psalms 29:10The LORD sat as king at the Flood; yea, the LORD sitteth as 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, 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 the peoples, 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 →