Lamentations 3:55: A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies.

Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…

The lips ... The organs of speech are used boldly for the words which they uttered, and so stand parallel with reproaches…

Instead of thoughts, he now mentions lips, or words. The verb הגה, ege means to meditate, when no voice is uttered; but as the no…

The lips of those that rose up against me
This is to be connected with the preceding words; and expresses the same t…

Faith emerges victorious, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of m…

Here he denounces his enemies' sin.