Psalms 89:46

Psalms 89:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
• New International Version (NIV)How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
• New King James Version (NKJV)How long, Lord? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Context of Psalms 89:46

44Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground. 45The days of his youth hast thou shortened: Thou hast covered him with shame. [Selah How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How longshall thy wrath burn like fire? 47Oh remember how short my time is: For what vanity hast thou created all the children of men! 48What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah

Psalms 89:46 word by word

עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תִּסָּתֵ֣ר לָנֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֖ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֣שׁ חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 89:46

• Psalms 13:1How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou forget me for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
• Psalms 79:5How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
• Psalms 85:5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
• Psalms 90:13Return, O Jehovah; how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
• Psalms 10:1Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
• Psalms 88:14Jehovah, why castest thou off my soul? Why hidest thou thy face from me?
• Job 23:9On the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
• Isaiah 45:15Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
• Hosea 5:15I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me earnestly.
• Psalms 78:63Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
• Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
• Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus:
• Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46How long, Lord? - The promise cannot utterly fail. When then, O Lord, wilt thou restore the kingdom to Israel?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46How long, Lord? - How long is this to continue? Can it be that this is to continue always? Is there to be no change for the better? Are the promises which have been made, never to be fulfilled? Compare Psalm 13:1, note; Psalm 77:7-9, notes. Wilt thou hide thyself for ever? - Thy favor. Wilt thou never come forth and manifest thyself as the Helper of those who trust in thee? Shall thy wrath burn like fire? - Fire which entirely consumes; fire which never…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-52Verses 38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 46-47The psalmist wonders whether he will live long enough to see the Lord’s anger end. Human life is short and passes quickly before the Lord (Psalm 90:4, 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-5238-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 89:46

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 89

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings