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- Chapter 80
- Verse 4
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
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Gill's Exposition
O Lord God of hosts,.... Aben Ezra and Kimchi observe, that the word "Elohe" is here understood, and the words to be read, "O Lord God, the God of hosts"; of the armies above and below, against whom…
Barnes' Notes
O Lord God of hosts - Yahweh, God of armies. That is either (a) the God who rules among the hosts of heaven - the inhabitants of that holy world; or (b) God of the hosts of the sky - the worlds above…
The psalmist here, in the name of the church, applies to God by prayer, with reference to the present afflicted state of Israel.
I. He entreats God's favour for them (Psa 80:1, Psa 80:2); that is all…
How long shall Israel continue to be the object of Jehovah's displeasure, and the scorn of neighbouring nations?
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