Psalm 79:5

5 Infino a quando, Signore, sarai adirato? La tua gelosia arderà ella come un fuoco in perpetuo?

Psalm 79:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 79:5

How long, Lord, wilt thou be angry? for ever?
&c.] That is, how long wilt thou be angry? shall it be for ever? see ( Psalms 85:4 Psalms 85:5 ) , for though what was done, or to be done, as before related, was or will be done by the enemies of the Lord's people, yet by his permission, and as a token of his anger and displeasure against them: at least it might be so understood, both by them and by their enemies; and hence this expostulation,

shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
so jealousy does; its coals are coals of fire, ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ) , there were, at the times referred to, such among the people, who did evil things, and provoked the Lord to jealousy and wrath: see the Apocrypha:

``And there was very great wrath upon Israel.'' (1 Maccabees 1:64)

``When this was done, and they had made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever.'' (2 Maccabees 8:29)

Psalm 79:5 In-Context

3 Hanno sparso il sangue loro come acqua Intorno a Gerusalemme; E non vi è stato alcuno che li seppellisse.

4 Noi siamo stati in vituperio a’ nostri vicini; In ischerno, e in derisione a quelli che stanno d’intorno a noi.

5 Infino a quando, Signore, sarai adirato? La tua gelosia arderà ella come un fuoco in perpetuo?

6 Spandi l’ira tua sopra le genti che non ti conoscono, E sopra i regni che non invocano il tuo Nome.

7 Perciocchè essi hanno divorato Giacobbe, Ed hanno desolata la sua stanza.