“Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.”
The supplicant distinguishes between God's anger and the nations' actions: "Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name." This petition asks God to distinguish between Israel (whom God knows and who has received divine instruction) and foreign nations (who lack such relationship). The prayer assumes a moral hierarchy: the nations, lacking covenant relationship with God, may be held to different standards than the covenant people.
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