Psalms 89:46
(89:47) How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself, continually? how long shall thy fury burn like fire?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
In Context
45(89:46) Thou hast shortened the days of his youth: thou hast enshrouded him with shame. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Wherefore, O Lord, standest thou afar off? hidest thyself in times of distress?
Psalms 78:63His young men the fire devoured; and his virgins were not demanded in marriage.
Psalms 85:5(85:6) Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?
Psalms 90:13Return, O Lord, how long yet? and bethink thee concerning thy servants.
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope for him.
Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and remove the obduracy of your heart, O ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
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 →