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Yahweh, you have seen my wrong; judge you my cause.

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Not My Sin, But My Suffering

Commentators clarify that when the prophet says "thou hast seen my wrong," he is not confessing his own sin. Instead, he is pointing to the "subversion" and "oppression" (as scholar John Calvin notes) he has unjustly suffered from his enemies. It's a cry about the injustice done to him by the perversion of justice.

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Lamentations

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Lamentations 3:55–66

18th Century

Theologian

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

Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Lamentations 3:59

16th Century

Theologian

The word עותתי, outti, is rendered by some “iniquity,” but in an ironical sense, as if the Prophet had said, “You, God, know whether I hav…

John Gill

John Gill

On Lamentations 3:59

17th Century

Pastor

O Lord, you have seen my wrong
Or, "my perverseness" {w}; not that he or they had been guilty of; but the wrong that…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Lamentations 3:55–66

17th Century

Minister

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…