Lamentations 3:57

57 You came near on a day [when] I called you, you said, "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 have called your name, O Yahweh, from the depths of the pit.

56 You have heard my cry, "Do not shut your ear to my cry for help, for my relief!"

57 You came near on a day [when] I called you, you said, "Do not fear!"

58 O Lord, you have pleaded for {my cause}, you have redeemed my life.

59 You have seen my injustice, O Yahweh; judge my case.