How much longer, LORD? Will you hide for ever? How long will your anger keep burning like fire?
to my left or my right. God is always at work, though I never see him.
Why are you far away, LORD? Why do you hide yourself when I am in trouble?
You will live for ever! Years mean nothing to you. Don't cut my life in half!
Fire destroyed the young men, and the young women were left with no one to marry.
Our LORD, will you keep on being angry? Will your angry feelings keep flaming up like fire?
Will you always be angry with us and our families?
Why do you reject me? Why do you turn from me?
Help us, LORD! Don't wait! Pity your servants.
People of Israel, your God is a mystery, though he alone can save.
Meanwhile, I patiently trust the LORD, even though he is no longer pleased with Israel.
With all your hearts, keep the agreement I made with you. But if you are stubborn and keep on sinning, my anger will burn like a fire that cannot be put out.
You feel ashamed and disgraced, because foreigners have entered my sacred temple.
Then I'll return to my temple until they confess their guilt and worship me, until they are desperate and beg for my help.
and with a flaming fire. Our Lord Jesus will punish anyone who doesn't know God and won't obey his message.
Our God is like a destructive fire!