Psalms 89:46
How long, O LORD! wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thine anger burn like fire?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
In Context
45Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.
47Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
Cross References
Psalms 10:1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Psalms 78:63Fire consumed their young men, And their maidens did not bewail them.
Psalms 85:5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou continue thy wrath from generation to generation?
Psalms 90:13Desist, O LORD! How long—? Have compassion upon thy servants!
Isaiah 8:17I will, therefore, wait for Jehovah, Who now hideth his face from the house of Jacob; Yet will I look for him.
Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah; Yea, circumcise your hearts, Ye men of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Lest, for the evil of your doings, My fury break forth like fire, And burn so that none can quench it.
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 →