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Psalm 83:14-16
New English Translation
Psalm 83:14-16
New English Translation
14 Like the fire that burns down the forest,
or the flames that consume the mountainsides,[a]
15 chase them with your gale winds,
and terrify[b] them with your windstorm.
16 Cover[c] their faces with shame,
so they might seek[d] you,[e] O Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 83:14 sn The imagery of fire and flames suggests unrelenting, destructive judgment.
- Psalm 83:15 tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 15 express the psalmist’s wish or prayer.
- Psalm 83:16 tn Heb “fill.”
- Psalm 83:16 tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).
- Psalm 83:16 tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.
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