Psalms 89:46
Thou hast shortened the days of his time: thou hast covered him with confusion.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
In Context
45Thou hast made his purification to cease: and thou hast cast his throne down to the ground.
47How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble?
Psalms 78:63Fire consumed their young men: and their maidens were not lamented.
Psalms 85:5Convert us, O God our saviour: and turn off thy anger from us.
Psalms 90:13Return, O Lord, how long? and be entreated in favour of thy servants.
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord, who hath hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Jeremiah 4:4Be circumcised to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your hearts, ye men of Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can quench it: because of the wickedness of your thoughts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:39-52
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43… Read the whole commentary →