“How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?”
The plea for divine intervention begins: "How long, O LORD? Will you be angry forever? Will your jealous wrath burn like fire?" The invocation of God's temporal anger suggests that the psalmist understands the catastrophe as divine punishment for covenantal infidelity, yet asks how long this punishment must continue. The reference to God's jealous wrath confirms the covenantal framework: God's anger stems from violated relationship.
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