Lamentations 3:52-58

Great Is Your Faithfulness

52 t "I have been hunted u like a bird
by those who were my enemies v without cause;
 53 w they flung me alive into the pit
x and cast stones on me;
 54 y water closed over my head;
I said, z 'I am lost.'

55 a "I called on your name, O Lord,
from the depths of the pit;
 56 b you heard my plea, 'Do not close
your ear to my cry for help!'
 57 c You came near when I called on you;
you said, d 'Do not fear!'

58 "You have e taken up my cause, f O Lord;
you have e redeemed my life.

  1. Cross References
    Lamentations 4:18
    They dogged our steps so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near; our days were numbered, for our end had come.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 11:1
    In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 35:19
    Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:16
    When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days.
    Jeremiah 38:6
    So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
    Jeremiah 38:9 - 10
    "My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city."
  5. Cross References
    Daniel 6:17
    And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 69:2
    I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 88:5
    Like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand.
    Ezekiel 37:11
    Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are indeed cut off.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 130:1
    Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 130:2
    O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
  10. Cross References
    James 4:8
    Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  11. Cross References
    Joshua 1:9
    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 119:154
    Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
  14. Cross References
    1 Samuel 24:15
    May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.
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