Psalm 89:46
New International Version
How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

New Living Translation
O LORD, how long will this go on? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?

English Standard Version
How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?

Berean Standard Bible
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

King James Bible
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

New King James Version
How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

New American Standard Bible
How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

NASB 1995
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

NASB 1977
How long, O LORD? Wilt Thou hide Thyself forever? Will Thy wrath burn like fire?

Legacy Standard Bible
How long, O Yahweh? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Amplified Bible
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath burn like fire?

Christian Standard Bible
How long, LORD? Will you hide forever? Will your anger keep burning like fire?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How long, LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your anger keep burning like fire?

American Standard Version
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? How long shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Contemporary English Version
How much longer, LORD? Will you hide forever? How long will your anger keep burning like fire?

English Revised Version
How long, O LORD, wilt thou hid thyself for ever? how long shall thy wrath burn like fire?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Good News Translation
LORD, will you hide yourself forever? How long will your anger burn like fire?

International Standard Version
How long, LORD, will you hide yourself? Forever? Will your anger continuously burn like fire?

Majority Standard Bible
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?

NET Bible
How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

New Heart English Bible
How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?

Webster's Bible Translation
How long, LORD, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

World English Bible
How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath burn like fire?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Until when, O YHWH, are You hidden? Does Your fury burn as fire forever?

Young's Literal Translation
Till when, O Jehovah, art Thou hidden? For ever doth Thy fury burn as fire?

Smith's Literal Translation
How long, O Jehovah, wilt thou hide thyself forever? Shall thy wrath burn as fire?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

Catholic Public Domain Version
How long, O Lord? Will you turn away unto the end? Will your wrath flare up like a fire?

New American Bible
How long, LORD? Will you hide forever? Must your wrath smolder like fire?

New Revised Standard Version
How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
How long, LORD, wilt thou be angry? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
How long are you angry LORD JEHOVAH; to eternity? And your wrath burns like fire.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
How long, O Lord, wilt thou turn away, for ever? shall thine anger flame out as fire?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Sing of His Love Forever
45You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah 46How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? 47Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!…

Cross References
Habakkuk 1:2
How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?

Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”

Psalm 13:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? / How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

Psalm 74:10
How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Psalm 79:5
How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

Isaiah 64:12
After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

Lamentations 5:20
Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?

Job 13:24
Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?

Job 19:7
Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.

Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Psalm 44:23-24
Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. / Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?

Psalm 77:7-9
“Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? / Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time? / Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His anger shut off His compassion?” Selah


Treasury of Scripture

How long, LORD? will you hide yourself for ever? shall your wrath burn like fire?

how

Psalm 13:1,2
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? …

Psalm 79:5
How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Psalm 85:5
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

wilt

Psalm 10:1
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Psalm 88:14
LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

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:

thy wrath

Psalm 78:63
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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.

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Psalm 89
1. The psalmist praises God for his covenant
5. For his wonderful power
15. For the care of his church
19. For his favor to the kingdom of David
38. Then complaining of contrary events
46. He expostulates, prays, and blesses God.














How long, O LORD?
This phrase is a heartfelt cry of lament and longing. The Hebrew root for "How long" is "עַד־מָתַי" (ad-matai), which expresses a deep yearning for relief and understanding. It reflects the human condition of waiting and the struggle with divine timing. Historically, this cry is common in the Psalms, where the psalmist seeks God's intervention amidst prolonged suffering. It is a reminder of the faithfulness required in waiting on God's perfect timing, encouraging believers to trust in His sovereignty even when His plans are not immediately visible.

Will You hide Yourself forever?
The concept of God "hiding" Himself is rooted in the Hebrew word "תַּסְתִּיר" (tastir), suggesting a perceived absence of God's presence or favor. This phrase captures the anguish of feeling abandoned by God, a theme that resonates throughout the Old Testament, especially during times of national crisis or personal distress. Historically, the Israelites experienced periods where they felt God was distant, such as during the Babylonian exile. This serves as a powerful reminder that even when God seems hidden, His covenant promises remain steadfast, and His presence is assured to those who seek Him earnestly.

Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
The imagery of God's "wrath" burning "like fire" is vivid and intense, drawing from the Hebrew "אַף" (aph) for wrath and "כָּאֵשׁ" (ka'esh) for fire. Fire, in biblical terms, often symbolizes purification, judgment, and the consuming nature of God's holiness. This phrase reflects the psalmist's awareness of God's righteous anger against sin and the consequences of disobedience. Historically, Israel faced divine discipline when they strayed from God's commandments. For the believer, this serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance, while also pointing to the hope of restoration and forgiveness through God's mercy and grace.

(46) How long.--With this persistent cry of the Maccabaean age (see Psalm 74:10), the poet shows that faith is not extinct, though it has a sore struggle with despair.

Verses 46-51. - The psalm ends with an appeal to God - "How long" is the present state of things to continue? How long is God's wrath to endure? Will he not remember how weak and futile, how short-lived and fleeting, the whole race of man is? Well he not bethink him of his old loving kindnesses to David, and of the promises made to him, and confirmed by oath? Will he not therefore remove their reproach from Israel, and especially from his anointed, on whom the disgrace chiefly falls? To these questions there can be but one answer. God will assuredly make his faithfulness known (see ver. 1). Verse 46. - How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself forever; (comp. Psalm 13:1; Psalm 74:10; Psalm 79:5). Shall thy wrath burn like fire? i.e. furiously, without cessation, till all be consumed.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
How long,
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Interrogative
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

O LORD?
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Will You hide Yourself
תִּסָּתֵ֣ר (tis·sā·ṯêr)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

forever?
לָנֶ֑צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

Will Your wrath
חֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ (ḥă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2534: Heat, anger, poison

keep burning
תִּבְעַ֖ר (tiḇ·‘ar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish

like
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

fire?
אֵ֣שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 784: A fire


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