55 "I called on thy name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit; 56 thou didst hear my plea, 'Do not close thine ear to my cry for help!' 57 Thou didst come near when I called on thee; thou didst say, 'Do not fear!' 58 "Thou hast taken up my cause, O Lord, thou hast redeemed my life. 59 Thou hast seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance, all their devices against me. 61 "Thou hast heard their taunts, O Lord, all their devices against me. 62 The lips and thoughts of my assailants are against me all the day long. 63 Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the burden of their songs. 64 "Thou wilt requite them, O Lord, according to the work of their hands. 65 Thou wilt give them dullness of heart; thy curse will be on them. 66 Thou wilt pursue them in anger and destroy them from under thy heavens, O Lord."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Lamentations 3:55-66
Commentary on Lamentations 3:55-66
(Read Lamentations 3:55-66)
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 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.