Lamentations 2

They pour out their souls like water before the face of the Lord. Lamentations 2:1[illegible]. The fifth question is, in whose name prayer must be made.

3. In the Lord's crying to sinners (Proverbs 1:20): Wisdom cries, she utters her voice in the streets. The word is to cry with strong shouting, either for joy (Psalm 81:2), or sorrow (Lamentations 2:19), which expresses Christ's desire to save sinners. 6. For the ground and warr…

Lord, all my desire is before you: and my groaning is not hid from you. As if David should say, Lord, I many times withdraw myself into a closet or retired place, and there I open before the Lord the sorrows of my soul, I pour out my heart like water before the face of the Lord…

The truth is, secret sins may undo a nation, except the cry of the saints' secret prayers be louder than the cry of wicked men's secret sins: Oh fall to it. Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord —…

It was the manner of Paul to abase himself, and to mourn for the sins of others (2 Corinthians 12:24), and he reproves the Corinthians that they were puffed up, and did not mourn for the incestuous person. Like was the practice of David (Psalm 119:136), of Lot (2 Peter 2:7), of…

In the next place he threatens them with sorrow and lamentation, in stead of their festival days. Some think the word sorrow to be an adjective: but I am not of their mind; for it is taken in the same sense in the Lamentations of Jeremiah (Lamentations 2:5). The Prophet shows th…

This discovery of Gods anger kindly melts and thaws a gracious soul, and produces a double sweet effect upon it, namely, repentance for sins past, and due caution against future sins. (1.) It thaws and melts the heart for sins committed. Thus David's heart was melted for his sin…

Secondly, it is used for mortar that has not a due temper or mixture in it, as (Ezekiel 13:14): I will break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar; mortar that is not well tempered is unfit for use. Thirdly, it is put for any rude, undigested, or indiscreet s…

When the terrible voice of God's judgements has been heard in London, God does hearken for the voice of weeping and supplications; this God's voice does call for; when breaches were made in the city of David (Isaiah 22:9), then did the Lord of hosts call to weeping, and to mourn…

1. For praying (Psalm 28:2): Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands towards your holy oracle. (Lamentations 2:19) Lift up your hands towards him, for the life of your young children, etc. (Habakkuk 3:10) The deep uttered his voice, and lift…

No, it must be quotidianus planctus — a daily weeping; as Paul said (1 Corinthians 15:31): I die daily; so should a Christian say: I mourn daily. Therefore keep open an issue of godly sorrow, and be sure it be not stopped till death (Lamentations 2:18): let not the apple of your…

Jerusalem has grievously sinned, therefore she is removed. Sin did shut up God's bowels, Lamentations 2:21. Thou hast killed, and not pitied.

Our adversaries have trodden down your sanctuary (verse 19). We are yours, you never bore rule over them, they were not called by your name (Lamentations 2:20). Behold, O Lord, and consider, to whom you have done this (Isaiah 63:17).

So great and bitter was this lamentation, that it was written in a book of lamentations, and all the singing men and women had turned all their songs into mourning; the breath of their nostrils was now stopped (Lamentations 4:20). Every man now saw himself undone, family, church…