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Psalms 79:5 - Exposition

How long, Lord? i.e. "How long, O Lord, is this condition of things to endure?" (comp. Psalms 6:5 ; Psalms 90:13 ; Revelation 6:10 ). An ellipse after "how long?" is common. Wilt thou be angry forever? (see Psalms 13:1 ; Psalms 74:12 ; Lamentations 5:20 ). Shall thy jealousy burn like fire? It was their worship of other gods that God especially visited on his people by the Babylonish captivity (see Jeremiah, passim ) .

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

The Pulpit Commentary is a homiletic commentary on the Bible created during the nineteenth century under the direction of Rev. Joseph S. Exell and Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones. It consists of 23 volumes with 22,000 pages and 95,000 entries, and was written over a 30-year period with 100 contributors.... Show more

Psalms 79:5 - Exposition

Psalms 79:5 - Exposition

The Pulpit Commentary

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