What does Lamentations 5:20 mean?

Lamentations 5:20 highlights themes such as forsakenness, despair, longing when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 5:20 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

19Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

21Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

22But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.

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Psalm 13:1
Both verses express a feeling of abandonment by God during times of distress.
Hebrews 13:5
This verse reassures believers that God will never forsake them, contrasting the lament of abandonment.
Lamentations 3:20
This verse also expresses feelings of despair and longing for God's presence.