Psalms 89 · Verse 46

Psalms 89:46

How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Psalms 89:46, King James Version

Psalms 89:46 in other translations

BSBHow long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
WEBHow long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
ASVHow long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thy wrath burn like fire?
YLTTill when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?
DARBYHow long, Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy fury burn like fire?
BBEHow long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?
WebsterHow long, LORD, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

What does Psalms 89:46 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 89:38-52

38-52. 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).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 46 How long, Lord? - The promise cannot utterly fail. When then, O Lord, wilt thou restore the kingdom to Israel?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 89:38-52

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…

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Psalms 89:46 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
מָ֣הmahwhen?H4100
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068
תִּסָּתֵ֣רti.sa.Terwill you hide yourself?H5641
לָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachto perpetuityH5331
תִּבְעַ֖רtiv.'Arwill it burn?H1197
כְּמוֹ\־ke.mov-likeH3644
אֵ֣שׁ'esha fireH784
חֲמָתֶֽךָ\׃cha.ma.Te.khaanger yourH2534

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 89:46

  • Psalms 79:5

    How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

  • Psalms 78:63

    The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

  • Psalms 90:13

    Return, O Lord, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.

  • Isaiah 45:15

    Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

  • Isaiah 8:17

    And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

  • Psalms 88:14

    Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8

    In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Hosea 5:15

    I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

  • Jeremiah 21:12

    O house of David, thus saith the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

  • Psalms 10:1

    Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

  • Job 23:9

    On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How.
13:1,2; 79:5; 85:5; 90:13
wilt.
10:1; 88:14; Job 23:9; Isa 8:17; 45:15; Ho 5:15
thy wrath.
78:63; Jer 4:4; 21:12; 2Th 1:8; Heb 12:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 89:45

    The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah.

  • Psalms 89:46

    How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

  • Psalms 89:47

    Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

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Psalms 89:46 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Hasta cuándo, oh Jehová? ¿te esconderás para siempre? ¿arderá tu ira como el fuego?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu as abrégé les jours de sa jeunesse, tu l’as couvert de honte. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bis wann, Jehova, willst du dich immerfort verbergen, soll wie Feuer brennen dein Grimm?