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href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/80.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/80.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, how long will you be angry with our prayers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/80.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/80.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/80.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry Against the prayer of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/80.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD God of armies, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/80.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD God <i>of</i> hosts, How long wilt Thou be angry with the prayer of Thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/80.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh God <i>of</i> hosts, How long will You smolder against the prayer of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/80.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, How long will You be angry with the prayers of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/80.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD God of Armies, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/80.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD God of Hosts, how long will You be angry with Your people&#8217s prayers? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/80.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah God of hosts, How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/80.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />LORD God All-Powerful, how much longer will the prayers of your people make you angry? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/80.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/80.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God, commander of armies, how long will you smolder in anger against the prayer of your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/80.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How much longer, LORD God Almighty, will you be angry with your people's prayers? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/80.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/80.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/80.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/80.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD God of hosts, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/80.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/80.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/80.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH, God of Hosts, until when? You have burned against the prayer of Your people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/80.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah, God of Hosts, till when? Thou hast burned against the prayer of Thy people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/80.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, God of armies, how long didst thou smoke against the prayer of thy people?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/80.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy servant? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/80.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 79:5>O Lord, God of hosts, how long will you be angry over the prayer of your servant?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/80.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />LORD of hosts, how long will you smolder in anger while your people pray? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/80.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people’s prayers?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/80.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/80.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, God of hosts, how long are you angry against the prayer of your Servant?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/80.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD God of hosts, How long wilt Thou be angry against the prayer of Thy people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/80.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/80-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=10098" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/80.htm">Hear Us, O Shepherd of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Restore us, O God, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">how long</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6225.htm" title="6225: ‘ā·šan·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To smoke, be angry. A primitive root; to smoke, whether literal or figurative.">will Your anger smolder</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: biṯ·p̄il·laṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">against the prayers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of Your people?</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>You fed them with the bread of tears and made them drink the full measure of their tears.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a></span><br />Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Lamentations 3:44</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Hosea 7:14</a></span><br />They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Malachi 1:9</a></span><br />“But ask now for God’s favor. Will He be gracious? Since this has come from your hands, will He show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-30.htm">1 Kings 8:30</a></span><br />Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm">2 Chronicles 6:19-20</a></span><br />Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-20.htm">Job 30:20</a></span><br />I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-28.htm">Proverbs 1:28</a></span><br />Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-3.htm">James 4:3</a></span><br />And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a></span><br />For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-31.htm">John 9:31</a></span><br />We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD God of hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?</p><p class="hdg">how long</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/85-5.htm">Psalm 85:5</a></b></br> Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2,3,6-9</a></b></br> Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Lamentations 3:44</a></b></br> Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that <i>our</i> prayer should not pass through.</p><p class="hdg">be angry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a></b></br> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast <i>us</i> off for ever? <i>why</i> doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20</a></b></br> The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/69-6.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/esther/3-8.htm">People's</a> <a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/72-20.htm">Prayers</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Smolder</a> <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/85-3.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/83-14.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/psalms/80-7.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">People's</a> <a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/99-6.htm">Prayers</a> <a href="/psalms/80-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Smoke</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Smolder</a> <a href="/psalms/81-8.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 80</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">The psalmist in his prayer complains of the miseries of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">God's former favors are turned into judgments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/80.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/80.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD God of Hosts</b><br>This title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over the heavenly armies. It reflects His sovereignty and might, often invoked in times of national crisis or spiritual need. The term "Hosts" refers to the angelic beings and celestial bodies under God's command, highlighting His control over both the spiritual and physical realms. This title is used frequently in the Old Testament, especially in the prophetic books, to remind Israel of God's ability to protect and deliver them.<p><b>how long will Your anger smolder</b><br>The phrase "how long" is a common lament in the Psalms, expressing a deep yearning for God's intervention and relief from suffering. The imagery of anger "smoldering" suggests a prolonged period of divine displeasure, akin to a fire that continues to burn without being extinguished. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where disobedience leads to divine discipline. The persistence of God's anger indicates a serious breach in this relationship, often due to idolatry or injustice.<p><b>against the prayers of Your people?</b><br>The mention of "prayers" indicates that the people are actively seeking reconciliation and relief from their distress. This suggests a communal lament, where the nation collectively cries out to God. The fact that God's anger is directed "against the prayers" implies a situation where the people's petitions are not being answered, possibly due to unrepentant sin or a need for genuine repentance. This echoes other biblical instances where God withholds His response until there is a turning back to Him, as seen in the prophetic calls to repentance throughout the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lord_god_of_hosts.htm">LORD God of Hosts</a></b><br>This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over the heavenly armies. It reflects His authority and might, often invoked in times of national distress or warfare.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The recipients of God's anger in this context. They are God's chosen people, often depicted in the Old Testament as struggling with faithfulness to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (Asaph)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to Asaph, a leader of one of the temple choirs. He is known for his role in worship and his contributions to the Psalms.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_distress.htm">The Context of Distress</a></b><br>The psalm is set in a time of national calamity or divine displeasure, where the people feel abandoned and seek God's intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the temple is the central place of worship and prayer, where the people would have directed their prayers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_anger.htm">Understanding Divine Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not arbitrary but a response to persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a call to repentance and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prayer_in_times_of_distress.htm">The Role of Prayer in Times of Distress</a></b><br>Even when it seems God is not listening, prayer remains a vital connection to Him. It is an expression of faith and dependence on His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sincere_worship.htm">The Importance of Sincere Worship</a></b><br>God desires genuine worship and obedience, not just ritualistic practices. Our hearts must align with our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_face_in_repentance.htm">Seeking God's Face in Repentance</a></b><br>When faced with divine displeasure, the appropriate response is to seek God's forgiveness and turn back to Him wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_intercession.htm">Community Intercession</a></b><br>The collective prayers of a community can be powerful. Believers are encouraged to come together in prayer, especially in times of national or communal distress.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_80.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 80</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_80_4-5_show_a_kind_god.htm">How does Psalm 80:4–5 align with the image of a benevolent God when He supposedly “feeds” and “drinks” His people with sorrow and tears? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_80_18_poetic_exaggeration.htm">Psalm 80:18 implies Israel’s unwavering devotion once revived; however, biblical accounts frequently show Israel backsliding. Is this consistent, or is it poetic exaggeration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anger_be_sinless_in_psychology_and_bible.htm">Psalm 4:4: Is it realistically possible to experience anger without sin according to modern psychology, and how does this align with biblical teachings elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_temple's_ruin_with_psalm_27_4.htm">(Psalm 27:4) How can one reconcile the desire to 'dwell in the house of the LORD' forever with the archaeological record of the ancient temple's destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/80.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">How long wilt thou be angry?</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">until when hast thou fumed? </span>A pregnant construction combining two clauses. Thou hast been long angry; how long wilt thou continue to be angry? (Comp. <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm" title="How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me?">Psalm 13:2</a>, Note, and <a href="/exodus/10-3.htm" title="And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus said the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.">Exodus 10:3</a>.) Others say the preterite here has the sense of a future perfect, which comes to <span class= "ital">the </span>same thing: "How long wilt thou have fumed? (See Mller's <span class= "ital">Syntax, </span>? i. 3, rem. (a), Prof. Robertson's trans.)<p><span class= "bld">Against the prayer.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">in, i.e., during the prayer. </span>The smoke of the Divine anger is, perhaps, conceived of as a cloud through which the prayer (often symbolised by an ascending incense) cannot penetrate.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/80.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord God of hosts</span>. A form of address unusual in the Psalms, but occurring in <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Psalm 59:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/84-8.htm">Psalm 84:8</a>; and below in ver. 18. <span class="cmt_word">How long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?</span> literally, <span class="accented">how long wilt thou smoke?</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1</a>). "Against the prayer" means "in spite of the prayer," or "notwithstanding the prayer." Ordinarily, God forgives, and ceases from his anger, as soon as the afflicted one makes earnest prayer to him. But this is not always so. A time comes when his wrath cannot be appeased - when "there is no remedy" (<a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a>). Evil has been persisted in too long. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/80-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts,</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how long</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will Your anger smolder</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝שַׁ֗נְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·šan·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6225.htm">Strong's 6225: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, be angry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against the prayers</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּתְפִלַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(biṯ·p̄il·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your people?</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/80-4.htm">Psalm 80:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/80-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 80:4 Yahweh God of Armies How long will (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/80-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 80:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/80-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 80:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 80:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>