Lamentations 3:58
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:58 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:58 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:58 — KJV
“O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.”
— Lamentations 3:58 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:58 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:58
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:58: lord, soul, life
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:58: lord, hast, life
“I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:58: lord, hast, redeemed
“Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:58: lord, hast, redeemed
“And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. me: Heb. my soul”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:58: lord, soul, life
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