Lamentations 3:59
O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
Cross-reference
Lamentations 3:60 immediately specifies the wrongs seen — the enemies' vengeance and plots — giving concrete content to the plea.
In Genesis 31:42, Jacob says God saw his affliction and labor, using the same appeal to divine sight and justice as the lamenter.
Psalm 9:4 declares God maintained the psalmist's cause and right, directly reinforcing the vindication sought in the lament.
Psalm 26:1 opens with 'Judge me, O LORD' based on integrity, matching the plea for God to act as judge of the innocent sufferer.
Psalm 35:1 pleads 'Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me,' a direct call for divine judgment against enemies like the lamenter's.
Psalm 35:23 uses the same plea to awaken and judge, echoing 'my cause' and 'judgment' — a parallel cry for divine vindication.
Psalm 43:1 similarly asks God to 'judge me' and 'plead my cause', directly paralleling the call for judgment.
In Jeremiah 11:19-21, Jeremiah faces a conspiracy against his life and pleads for God to see his plight, echoing the same cry for divine judgment.
In Jeremiah 18:18-23, enemies plot against Jeremiah and he prays for God to see their schemes and judge, closely paralleling the vindication plea.
1 Peter 2:23 shows Christ entrusting Himself to the righteous Judge, exemplifying the same trust in God's judgment expressed here.