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Lamentations 3:58
58O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause [You have guided my way and protected me]; You have rescued and redeemed my life.
Lamentations 3:58 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
- New International Version (NIV)You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul; You have redeemed my life.
Context of Lamentations 3:58
56You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help.” 57You drew near on the day I called to You; You said, “Do not fear.” O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause [You have guided my way and protected me]; You have rescued and redeemed my life. 59O Lord, You have seen the wrong [done to me]; Judge my case. 60You have seen all their vengeance, All their schemes against me.
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רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:58
- 1 Samuel 25:39When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach [suffered] at the hand of Nabal and has kept His servant from [retaliating with] evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, proposing to take her as his wife.
- Psalms 35:1Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
- Jeremiah 51:36Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold, I will plead your case And take full vengeance for you; I will dry up her sea and great reservoir And make her fountain dry.
- Genesis 48:16The Angel [that is, the Lord Himself] who has redeemed me [continually] from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them [may they be worthy of having their names linked with mine], And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a [great] multitude in the midst of the earth.”
- Psalms 34:22The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
- Psalms 71:23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Psalms 103:4Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:58
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lamentations 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psalm 88:6. Some consider that Jeremiah 38:6 note). Lamentations 3:56 Thou hast heard - In sending Ebedmelech to deliver me. The next clause signifies “Hide not thine ear to my relief to my cry,” i. e. to my cry for relief. Lamentations 3:58 God now appears as the prophet‘s next of kin, pleading the lawsuits of his soul…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 Faith comes off conqueror, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life. He silenced their fears, and quieted their spirits. Thou saidst, Fear not. This was the language of God's grace, by the witness of his Spirit with their spirits. And what are all our sorrows, compared with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 58-66Jerusalem deserved punishment, but the enemies carried it out with undeserved cruelty. The writer calls upon God to punish them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 58-6058-60. Jeremiah cites God's gracious answers to his prayers as an encouragement to his fellow countrymen, to trust in Him. pleaded--(Psa 35:1; Mi 7:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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