Lamentations 3:57

“Thou drewest near in the day [that] I called upon thee, etc.] When persons draw nigh to God in a way of duty, and particularly in this of prayer, and calling on his name; he draws nigh to them in a way of grace and mercy, and manifests himself to them, and works salvation for them. The Targum is, “thou didst cause an angel to draw near to deliver me in the day that I prayed unto thee:” thou saidst, fear not; any of thine enemies; or that thou shouldest not be delivered from them; (see <234110>Isaiah 41:10).”

“Thou drewest near--with Thy help (Jam 4:8).”

“A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lamentations 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psalms 88:6. Some consider that Psalms 69:0 was composed by Jeremiah, and is the prayer referred to here (Jeremiah 38:6 note). Lamentations 3:56 Thou hast heard - In sending Ebedmelech to deliver me. The next clause signifies “Hide not thine ear to my relief to my cry,” i. e. to my cry for relief. Lamentations 3:58 God now appears as the prophet’s next of kin, pleading the lawsuits of his soul, i. e. the controversies which concern his salvation. and rescuing his life, in jeopardy through the malice of his enemies. Lamentations 3:59 Wrong - Done to him by the perversion…”

“drewest: Psa 69:18, Psa 145:18; Isa 58:9; Jam 4:8 thou saidst: Isa 41:10, Isa 41:14, Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2; Jer 1:17; Act 18:9, Act 27:24; Rev 1:17, Rev 2:10 Lamentations 3:58”