Psalms 85:5

“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? etc.] God is angry with the wicked every day, their life being a continued series of sin, without repentance for it, or confession of it; and he will be so for ever, of which they will have a constant sense and feeling; and is the worm that never dies, and the fire that is inextinguishable; but he does not retain his anger for ever with his own people; though he is displeased with them, and chastises them for their sins, his anger endures but for a moment; he is pacified towards them and turns away his anger from them, by discovering his pardoning love, and withdrawing his afflicting hand: wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? out of his…”

“Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? - Thine anger is so long continued that it seems as if it would never cease. Wilt thou draw out thine anger - Wilt thou protract or prolong it? The idea is that of a determined purpose, in retaining his anger, as if his wrath would cease of necessity unless there were such a direct exercise of will. To all generations - literally, “from generation to generation.” That is, - so that not merely the generation which has sinned, and which has brought down these tokens of displeasure, shall suffer, but the next, and the next, and the next, forever. The plea is that the judgment might terminate, and not reach coming generations. return to 'Top of Page'”

“angry: Psa 74:1, Psa 77:9, Psa 79:5, Psa 80:4, Psa 89:46; Isa 64:9-12; Mic 7:18 draw: Luk 21:24; Rev 18:21-23 Psalms 85:6”