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Psalms 79:5 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Psalms 79:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 79 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?”
Psalms 79:5 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? The desperate question "How long?" (ad-mah, עַד־מָה) appears throughout the Psalter, expressing anguish over apparently endless suffering. This is the lament's crucial pivot: from describing atrocity to demanding divine response. The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly by covenant name, asserting the relationship despite appearances of abandonment. The question challenges God to act consistently with His covenant character."Wilt thou be angry for ever?" acknowledges that judgment is deserved (the psalm will confess ...
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Cross-References for Psalms 79:5
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“Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?”
“why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?”
“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?”
“but then the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy will smoke against that man”
“until the day that I rise up to the prey, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.,Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy., לָכֵן חַכּוּ־לִי נְאֻם־יְהוָה לְיוֹם קוּמִי לְעַד כִּי מִשְׁפָּטִי לֶאֱסֹף גּוֹיִם לְקָבְצִי מַמְלָכוֹת לִשְׁפֹּךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמִי כֹּל חֲרוֹן אַפִּי כִּי בְּאֵשׁ קִנְאָתִי תֵּאָכֵל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃ ,Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, Until the day that I rise up to the prey; For My determination is to gather the nations, That I may assemble the kingdoms, To pour upon them Mine indignation, Even all My fierce anger; For all the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.,διὰ τοῦτο ὑπόμεινόν με λέγει κύριος εἰς ἡμέραν ἀναστάσεώς μου εἰς μαρτύριον διότι τὸ κρίμα μου εἰς συναγωγὰς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἰσδέξασθαι βασιλεῖς τοῦ ἐκχέαι ἐπ' αὐτοὺς πᾶσαν ὀργὴν θυμοῦ μου διότι ἐν πυρὶ ζήλους μου καταναλωθήσεται πᾶσα ἡ γῆ,Therefore wait upon me, saith the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgment shall be on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all my fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.,,,,”
“How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?”
“neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.”
“and against all Edom”
“Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”
“Burns to the lowest Sheol”