The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:63
The music of the wicked. I. THE PLEASURES OF BAD MEN . Musical tastes are, of course, irrespective of moral character. There are certain original qualities both in eye and ear which remain and demand satisfaction, whatever the moral character may become. If a person of musical tastes becomes a Christian, than his Christianity may be the better for his music, or possibly, if he is not careful, it may become worse. On the other hand, if a person of musical tastes becomes an... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 3:63
Their sitting down, and their rising up . Elsewhere the phrase is a comprehensive expression for all a man's occupations (comp. Psalms 139:2 ; Isaiah 37:28 ). I am their music; rather, their song; i.e. the subject of their taunting songs, p. in the parallel passage, Job 30:9 ; comas Psalms 69:12 (Hebrew, 13). read more