John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 79:5

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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How long, Lord, wilt thou be angry? for ever? etc.] That is, how long wilt thou be angry? shall it be for ever? (see <198504>Psalm 85:4,5), for though what was done, or to be done, as before related, was or will be done by the enemies of the Lord’s people, yet by his permission, and as a token of his anger and displeasure against them: at least it might be so understood, both by them and by their enemies; and hence this expostulation, shall thy jealousy burn like fire? so jealousy does; its coals are coals of fire, (<220806>Song of Solomon 8:6), there were, at the times referred to, such among the people, who did evil things, and provoked the Lord to jealousy and wrath: see the Apocrypha: “And there was very great wrath upon Israel.” (1 Maccabees 1:64) “When this was done, and they had made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever.” (2 Maccabees 8:29)

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