Psalms 69:24

24 (68-25) Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Psalms 69:24 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:24

Pour out thine indignation upon them
Not a few drops of it only, but a flood of it, sweeping away and bearing down all before it; which was done when wrath came upon them to the uttermost, in the destruction of their city, temple, and nation, ( 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ) ;

let thy wrathful anger take hold of them;
follow after them, overtake them, seize upon them, and hold them fast, that they may not escape. It denotes the severity of God towards them; the fierceness and fury of his wrath upon them; and that their destruction would be inevitable, and an entire and utter one.

Psalms 69:24 In-Context

22 (68-23) Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock.
23 (68-24) Let their eyes be darkened that they see not; and their back bend thou down always.
24 (68-25) Pour out thy indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
25 (68-26) Let their habitation be made desolate: and let there be none to dwell in their tabernacles.
26 (68-27) Because they have persecuted him whom thou hast smitten; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.
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