Lamentations 3:57

57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee; Thou saidst, "Fear not."

Lamentations 3:57 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:57

Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee
When persons draw nigh to God in a way of duty, and particularly in this of prayer, and calling on his name; he draws nigh to them in a way of grace and mercy, and manifests himself to them, and works salvation for them. The Targum is,

``thou didst cause an angel to draw near to deliver me in the day that I prayed unto thee:''

thou saidst, fear not;
any of thine enemies; or that thou shouldest not be delivered from them; see ( Isaiah 41:10 ) .

Lamentations 3:57 In-Context

55 I called upon Thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.

56 Thou hast heard my voice: "Hide not Thine ear at my breathing, at my cry."

57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee; Thou saidst, "Fear not."

58 O Lord, Thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; Thou hast redeemed my life.

59 O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; judge Thou my cause.