Salmi 79:5

5 Fino a quando, o Eterno? Sarai tu adirato per sempre? La tua gelosia arderà essa come un fuoco?

Salmi 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)

Salmi 79:5 In-Context

3 Hanno sparso il loro sangue come acqua intorno a Gerusalemme, e non v’è stato alcuno che li seppellisse.

4 Noi siam diventati un vituperio per i nostri vicini, un oggetto di scherno e di derisione per quelli che ci circondano.

5 Fino a quando, o Eterno? Sarai tu adirato per sempre? La tua gelosia arderà essa come un fuoco?

6 Spandi l’ira tua sulle nazioni che non ti conoscono, e sopra i regni che non invocano il tuo nome.

7 Poiché hanno divorato Giacobbe, e hanno desolato la sua dimora.