“How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?”
The awareness of mortality: "Remember how short my time is; for what vanity you have created all mortals!" The recognition of human brevity introduces the question of why, given short lifespans, God prolongs suffering. The vanity of human existence becomes poignant.
Church Fathers on Psalms 89:46
1. Understand, beloved, this Psalm, which I am about to explain, by the grace of God, of our hope in the Lord Jesus Christ, and be of good cheer, because He who promised, will fulfil all, as He has fulfilled much: for it is not our own merit, but His mercy, that gives us confidence in Him. He Himself is meant, in my belief, by “the understanding of Æthan the Israelite:” which has given this Psalm its title. You see then, who is meant by Æthan: but the meaning of the word is…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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