Psalms 79:5
Lord, howe long wilt thou be angrie, for euer? shall thy gelousie burne like fire?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
In Context
4Wee are a reproche to our neighbours, euen a scorne and derision vnto them that are round about vs.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will not be mercifull vnto him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his ielousie shall smoke against that man, and euery curse that is written in this booke, shall light vpon him, and the Lord shall put out his name from vnder heauen,
Deuteronomy 32:22For fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burne vnto the bottome of hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountaines.
Psalms 13:1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Howe long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for euer? howe long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalms 74:9We see not our signes: there is not one Prophet more, nor any with vs that knoweth howe long.
Psalms 80:5Thou hast fedde them with the bread of teares, and giuen them teares to drinke with great measure.
Psalms 89:46Lord, howe long wilt thou hide thy selfe, for euer? shall thy wrath burne like fire?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 79:2-6
Mournful Complaints. 1 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 5 How long, Lord ? wilt thou be… Read the whole commentary →