The Lord does not always criticize.\par The Lord does not stay angry at us forever.\par
Psalm 79:5 - Easy To Read Version God, will you be angry at us forever?\par Will your strong feelings {\cf2\super [455]} \par continue to burn like a fire?\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever? Shall Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire? American Standard Version (1901) How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? Common English Bible How long will you rage, LORD? Forever? How long will your anger burn like fire? Catholic Public Domain Version O Lord, God of hosts, how long will you be angry over the prayer of your servant? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant? |
The Lord does not always criticize.\par The Lord does not stay angry at us forever.\par
Lord, come back\par and make me strong again!\par You are very kind,\par so save me.\par
God, did you leave us forever?\par Are you still angry at your people?\par
Lord God All-Powerful,\par when will you listen to our prayers?\par Will you be angry at us forever?\par
You have given tears as food to your people.\par You have given your people bowls\par filled with their tears.\par That was their water to drink.\par
Lord, how long will this continue?\par Will you ignore us forever?\par Will your anger burn like a fire forever?\par
Remember how short my life is:\par You created us to live a short life,\par and then die.\par
Lord, don’t continue to be angry with us!\par Don’t remember our sins forever!\par Please, look at us!\par We are your people.\par
The Lord my Master says, “I swear (promise), I will let my strong feelings speak for me! I will let Edom and the other nations feel my anger. Those nations took my land for themselves. They really had a good time when they showed how much they hated this land. They took the land for themselves just so they could destroy it!”
Their gold and silver won’t help them! At that time, the Lord will become very upset and angry. The Lord will destroy the whole world! {\cf2\super [8]} The Lord will completely destroy everyone on earth! {\cf2\super [9]} ”
The Lord said, “So just wait! Wait for me to stand and judge you. I have the right to bring people from many nations and use them to punish you. I will use those people to show my anger against you. I will use them to show how upset I am—and the whole country will be destroyed!
Then the Lord’s angel said, “Lord, how long before you comfort Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have shown your anger at these cities for 70 years now.”
The Lord’s people made him jealous— They worshiped other gods! They worshiped those horrible idols. And that made God angry.
My anger will burn like a fire, burning down to the deepest grave, [214] burning the earth and all it produces, burning deep down below the mountains!
These souls shouted in a loud voice, “Holy and true Lord, how long until you judge the people of the earth and punish them for killing us?”