Lamentations 5

So what then? I find it amazing to read the Book of Lamentations, which is written in the aftermath of the destruction of the, of the temple.

And you get to Lamentations 5, and here's what it says.

"Our heart has become sick for Mount Zion, which lies desolate; jackals prowl over it.

But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations." Now you talk about counterintuitive, God's temple is gone, his people are in exile, and yet his people are still able to pray to him.

We don't see that in these verses.

Lamentations, especially Lamentations 5, is focused on the historical suffering of the Jewish people, not a private or individual matter.

This isn't about an individual person.

This is about an entire nation that is going through centuries of suffering.

Hallelujah.

Uh, Lamentations 5:21.

Let's consider it from the NIV rendition.

It says, "Turn to us." Can we do NIV? "Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return." It says, "Renew our days as of old." Renew our days as of old.