Psalm 79:5
How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Cross-reference
In Psalm 13:1, the same cry 'How long, O Lord?' opens a lament over God's hidden face, matching the psalmist's plea.
In Psalm 74:1, the psalmist asks why God's anger smokes against His flock, a parallel lament to 'how long will You be angry?'
Psalm 74:10 also asks 'How long?' about God's apparent inaction against enemies, echoing the same lament over national suffering.
Psalm 80:4 similarly asks how long God's anger will last against his people's prayers, reinforcing the plea for mercy.
Psalm 85:5 asks if God's anger will last forever, mirroring the same anxious question about divine wrath.
Psalm 89:46 uses nearly identical wording: 'How long will your wrath burn like fire?' — a direct parallel to this lament.
Psalm 103:9 declares God will not keep his anger forever — a direct contrast to the fear expressed here that it might.
Psalm 78:58 says Israel provoked God to anger and jealousy with idols — the cause of the burning jealousy in Psalm 79.
In Psalm 74:9, the people see no signs and 'no one knows how long', echoing the psalmist's question about the duration of God's anger.
Psalm 77:7 asks 'Will the Lord spurn forever?' — a similar lament questioning the duration of God's anger.
Psalm 94:3 also cries 'How long?' but about the wicked triumphing — a parallel lament asking God to act.
Revelation 6:10 echoes the same cry 'How long?' from martyrs under the altar, linking OT lament to NT eschatological justice.
Zephaniah 3:8 also uses 'fire of my jealousy' for God's burning anger against the nations, matching the imagery.
Zephaniah 1:18 describes the day of the LORD with 'fire of his jealousy' consuming the earth, a direct parallel to the burning jealousy.
Micah 7:18 affirms God does not retain his anger forever, contrasting the anxious question of perpetual wrath here.
Ezekiel 36:5 speaks of God's 'fire of my jealousy' against the nations, echoing the same concept of jealous anger.
Isaiah 64:9 pleads for God not to be angry forever, offering a parallel prayer for mercy in the face of wrath.
Deuteronomy 32:22 uses the same image of God's anger as a fire burning to Sheol, reinforcing the intensity of divine wrath.
Jeremiah 3:12 directly answers: 'I will not be angry forever' — contrasting the lament's fear of eternal anger.
Deuteronomy 32:16 explains that Israel provoked God to jealousy and anger, providing the background for why God's jealousy burns.
Deuteronomy 29:20 describes God's anger and jealousy burning against an individual, paralleling the imagery of jealous fire here.
Lamentations 2:3 says God 'burned like a flaming fire' in anger — the same fiery judgment imagery.
Lamentations 5:20 asks 'Why do you forget us forever?' — a parallel lament questioning God's prolonged absence.
Isaiah 42:25 describes God pouring out his anger as fire that burns — echoing the 'jealousy burn like fire' here.
Isaiah 30:27 depicts God's anger burning like fire — the same fiery imagery used in this lament.
Isaiah 64:12 pleads 'Will you restrain yourself?' — a similar cry for God to end his anger.