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

Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…

From under the heavens of the Lord. —The phrase is exceptional, but it is obviously equivalent to the whole world, consid…

He first asks God to persecute them in wrath, that is, to be implacable toward them. For persecution occurs when God not only chastises th…

Persecute and destroy them in anger As they have persecuted the people of God, do you persecute them; and never leave pur…

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 asks for vengeance against his enemies. Because of his confidence that his prayer will be heard, he offers more of a prediction than a pray…