John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Lamentations 3:41
Let us lift up our heart with our hands ,.... Lifting up of the hands is a prayer gesture, and is put for prayer itself; see Psalm 141:2 ; but the heart must go along with it, or it is of no avail; the soul must be lifted up to God; there must be an ascending of that unto him, in earnest desires after him; in affection and love to him; in faith and dependence on him; and in hope and expectation of good things from him, Psalm 25:1 ; this is the way in which men return to God, even by... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Lamentations 3:37-41
That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the Lam. 3:21-36, and may taste the sweetness of them, we have here the duties of an afflicted state prescribed to us, in the performance of which we may expect those comforts. I. We must see and acknowledge the hand of God in all the calamities that befal us at any time, whether personal or public, Lam. 3:37, 38. This is here laid down as a great truth, which will help to quiet our spirits under our afflictions and to... read more