Psalm 79:5

5 Até quando, SENHOR? Ficarás irado para sempre?Arderá o teu ciúme como o fogo?

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 Derramaram o sangue deles como águaao redor de Jerusalém,e não há ninguém para sepultá-los.

4 Somos objeto de zombaria para os nossos vizinhos,de riso e menosprezo para os que vivem ao nosso redor.

5 Até quando, SENHOR? Ficarás irado para sempre?Arderá o teu ciúme como o fogo?

6 Derrama a tua ira sobre as naçõesque não te reconhecem,sobre os reinosque não invocam o teu nome,

7 pois devoraram Jacó,deixando em ruínas a sua terra.