Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Ver. 12. Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things?] Or, Canst thou contain thyself at these things? No, he cannot; witness his answer hereunto. Isa 65:1 The obstinate Jews do in vain still recite these words in their synagogues, as Jerome here noteth.
Wilt thou hold thy peace?] And by thy silence seem to consent to the enemy's outrages and our calamities? Habet acrimoniam, saith Hyperius. There is some sharpness in these short questions; and yet because they were full of faith and fervency, they were highly accepted in heaven.
And afflict us very sore?] Heb., Usque valde? Unto very much, or unto extremity.