Lamentations 3:57

57 ¹You came near when I called on you; you said, ²‘Do not fear! ’

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 on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit;

56 you heard my plea, ‘Do not close your ear to my cry for help! ’

57 You came near when I called on you; you said, ‘Do not fear! ’

58 “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life.

59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; judge my cause.

Cross References

• 1. 3:57 [James 4:8]
• 2. 3:57 See Josh. 1:9