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Psalms 89:46 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Psalms 89:46 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 89 verse 46 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?”
Psalms 89:46 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 89:46
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? (עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח ad-mah YHWH tissater lanetzach)—the cry "How long?" (ad-mah) appears over a dozen times in Psalms, the quintessential lament question. Satar (hide, conceal) expresses God's terrifying absence. Lanetzach (forever, perpetually) voices the sufferer's fear: Will this abandonment ever end? Shall thy wrath burn like fire? (תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ tiv'ar kemo-esh chamatekha)—ba'ar means to burn, consume; chemah denotes hot fury.This raw protest is covenant faith at its most honest. The psalmist doesn't piously ac...
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Cross-References for Psalms 89:46
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“Yahweh? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealousy burn like fire?”
“The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.”
“why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?”
“Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!”
“Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”
“Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
“For our God is a consuming fire.”
“until they acknowledge their offense”
“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?”
“and to those who don't obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus”