Morning Bible Study:Lamentations 3:55-66

55 I called on your name, Lord,

    from the depths of the pit.

56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears

    to my cry for relief.”

57 You came near when I called you,

    and you said, “Do not fear.”

58 You, Lord, took up my case;

    you redeemed my life.

59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.

    Uphold my cause!

60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,

    all their plots against me.

61 Lord, you have heard their insults,

    all their plots against me—

62 what my enemies whisper and mutter

    against me all day long.

63 Look at them! Sitting or standing,

    they mock me in their songs.

64 Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,

    for what their hands have done.

65 Put a veil over their hearts,

    and may your curse be on them!

66 Pursue them in anger and destroy them

    from under the heavens of the Lord. 

Commentary

(the following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary -- www.christianity.com)

"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 said, 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 those of the Redeemer? He will deliver his people from every trouble, and revive his church from every persecution. He will save believers with everlasting salvation, while his enemies perish with everlasting destruction."