Psalms 79:5

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 79

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

What Does Psalms 79:5 Mean?

Psalms 79:5 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 79, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 79:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 89:46“How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?”Deuteronomy 29:20“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”Psalms 74:1“O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?”Psalms 85:5“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?”Zephaniah 3:8“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”Zechariah 1:2“The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.”Psalms 13:1“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”Psalms 74:9“We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.”Psalms 80:4“O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?”Psalms 94:3“LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?”Isaiah 30:27“Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:”Isaiah 42:25“Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.”Jeremiah 3:12“Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.”Lamentations 2:3“He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about.”Ezekiel 36:5“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.”Daniel 8:13“Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?”Genesis 44:18“Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.”Deuteronomy 32:16“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.”Deuteronomy 32:22“For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.”Esther 1:12“But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.”

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