Lamentations 3:59
57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
58 You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
60 You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
61 O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
- KJV
- O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
- WEB
- LORD, you have seen my wrong. Judge my cause.
- ASV
- O Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong; judge thou my cause.
- DARBY
- Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
- BLB
- You have seen, O YHWH, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
- ÅB
- Herre, du har sett den urett jeg har lidt; døm i min sak!
- OTB
- Herre, du har sett uretten som er gjort mot meg. Støtt min sak!
- B1930
- Herre, du har sett den urett jeg har lidt; døm i min sak!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Read in contextPsalms 9:4
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
Read in contextGenesis 31:42
If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
Read in contextPsalms 26:1
Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
Read in context1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
Read in contextPsalms 35:1
Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Read in contextJeremiah 18:18–23
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Read in contextJeremiah 20:7–10
You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
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