Psalm 89:46

Perplexity About God's Promises

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You have shortened the days of his youth;
You have covered him with shame. Selah. ⁴⁶ 
How long, O Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
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Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

How Long

Jehovah

Psalm 79:5

How long, O Lord? Will You be angry forever?
Will Your jealousy [which cannot endure a divided allegiance] burn like fire?

Psalm 78:63

The fire [of war] devoured His young men,
And His [bereaved] virgins had no wedding songs.

Job 23:9

To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.

Psalm 10:1

Why do You stand far away, O Lord?
Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?

Psalm 13:1-2

How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

Psalm 85:5

Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?

Psalm 88:14

O Lord, why do You reject me?
Why do You hide Your face from me?

Psalm 90:13

Turn, O Lord [from Your fierce anger]; how long will it be?
Be compassionate toward Your servants—revoke Your sentence.

Isaiah 8:17

And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; and I will look eagerly for Him.

Isaiah 45:15

Truly, You are a God who hides Himself,
O God of Israel, Savior!

Jeremiah 4:4

“Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the Lord
And remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart,
Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way]
And burn and there will be no one to quench it,
Because of the evil of your acts.”

Jeremiah 21:12

O house of David, thus says the Lord:

“Administer justice in the morning,
And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor,
That My wrath will not roar up like fire
And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.

Hosea 5:15

I will go away and return to My place [on high]
Until they acknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;
In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, saying,

2 Thessalonians 1:8

dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].

Hebrews 12:29

for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.