O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
Ver. 4. O Lord God of hosts] Iehova bellipotens Deus. God hath his upper and nether forces, as his horse and foot, ready pressed, say the Rabbis.
How long wilt thou be angry] Heb. wilt thou smoke? As angry people seem to send out smoke at their nostrils.
Against the prayer of thy people] This is a sore affliction to the saints, that their prayers seem to be ineffectual.