Wrong Seen and Judged Lamentations 3:59

Jeremiah cried out from the low dungeon, and the Lord heard his prayer. God instructed Jeremiah to “fear not”, and the Lord let him know that He heard his pleas and redeemed his life. In chapter three and verse fifty-nine of Lamentations Jeremiah continues to speak toward the Lord concerning the wrong he has endured. We read:

O LORD, you have seen my wrong: you judge my cause.

The verse begins, “O LORD, you have seen my wrong:” Jeremiah first acknowledges the Lord's observance of “my wrong”, and at first glance we may think that Jeremiah has done something amiss. The idea being conveyed is “O LORD, you have seen the wrong that has been done to me.” In other words, Jeremiah plead to the Lord concerning the bad that was done to him.

The verse goes on to say, “you judge my cause.” Since the Lord observed Jeremiah's mistreatment, Jeremiah defers judgment to Almighty God. Rather than avenge himself, Jeremiah asked the Lord to be his defense. As King David the Psalmist said in the book of Psalms in chapter seven and verse ten:

My defense is of God, which saves the upright in heart.

Once Jeremiah acknowledged that the Lord saw the wrong done to him, he deferred judgment for that wrong to the Lord.

Paul the apostle exhorted believers in the book of Romans in chapter twelve and verse nineteen:

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah knew this principle and put it into practice. As we meditate upon his words perhaps we find ourselves in a position of being “wronged”. We must remember that the Lord sees everything, and He knows when others have treated us badly. In those times we may be tempted to avenge ourselves, however let us take a lesson from Jeremiah and David and allow the Lord to be our defense. May the Lord provide us the grace to fulfill His Holy words.

Next time we see how God saw Jeremiah's adversaries, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

 

Until tomorrow...there is more...

 

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