Lamentations 5:19
Good News Translation
But you, O LORD, are king forever and will rule to the end of time.

New Revised Standard Version
But you, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures to all generations.

Contemporary English Version
You will rule forever, LORD! You are King for all time.

New American Bible
But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your throne stands from age to age.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

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But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.

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Deuteronomy 33:27 His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.

Psalm 9:7 But the Lord remaineth for ever. He hath prepared his throne in judgment:

Psalm 10:16 The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land.

Psalm 29:10 The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever.

Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God.

Psalm 102:12,25-27 But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations. . . .

Habakkuk 1:12 Wast thou not from the beginning, O Lord my God, my holy one, and we shall not die? Lord, thou hast appointed him for judgment: and made him strong for correction.

1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:15,16 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords: . . .

Hebrews 1:10-12 And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens. . . .

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today: and the same for ever.

Revelation 1:4,8,17,18 John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace, from him that is and that was and that is to come: and from the seven spirits which are before his throne: . . .

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Psalm 45:6 Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

Psalm 145:13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.

Psalm 146:10 The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.

Daniel 2:44 But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people: and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms: and itself shall stand for ever.

Daniel 7:14,27 And he gave him power, and glory, and a kingdom: and all peoples, tribes, and tongues shall serve him: his power is an everlasting power that shall not be taken away: and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed. . . .

Hebrews 1:8,9 But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom. . . .

Context
A Prayer for Restoration
18For mount Sion, because it is destroyed, foxes have walked upon it. 19But thou, O Lord, shalt remain for ever, thy throne from generation to generation.20Why wilt thou forget us for ever? why wilt thou forsake us for a long time?…
Cross References
John 1:38
And Jesus turning and seeing them following him, saith to them: What seek you? Who said to him: Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master), where dwellest thou?

Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

Psalm 93:2
My throne is prepared from of old: thou art from everlasting.

Psalm 102:12
But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations.

Psalm 102:25
In the beginning, O Lord, thou foundedst the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.

Lamentations 5:18
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