“Here a person is inclined to beseech the Lord. First is acknowledged the eternity of the divine being, or substance. As said: "But thou, O Lord, dost reign forever." Then is expressed the duration of the divine royal glory: "thy throne endures to all generations." Thus, Psalm 102:12 states: "But thou, O Lord, art enth…”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
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19Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
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17For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
— Lamentations 5:19 —
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.