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19 But you, Lord, are enthroned forever;
    your throne stands from age to age.(A)
20 [a]Why have you utterly forgotten us,
    forsaken us for so long?(B)
21 Bring us back to you, Lord, that we may return:
    renew our days as of old.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:20–22 Unlike most of the laments found in the Book of Psalms, the Book of Lamentations never moves from lament to thanksgiving. It ends with this question still unanswered by God: “Why have you utterly forgotten us?”

19 You, Lord, reign forever;(A)
    your throne endures(B) from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us?(C)
    Why do you forsake(D) us so long?
21 Restore(E) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
    renew our days as of old

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