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Psalm 83:13-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 83:13-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 Who made a plan together,
“Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”
14 My God, make them like tumbleweed,
into chaff flying before the wind.(A)
15 As a fire raging through a forest,
a flame setting mountains ablaze,(B)
16 Pursue them with your tempest;
terrify them with your storm-wind.
17 Cover their faces with shame,
till they seek your name,[a] Lord.
18 Let them be ashamed and terrified forever;
let them perish in disgrace.
Footnotes
- 83:17 Seek your name: a variant of the more typical phrase “to seek the face of God” (Ps 24:6; 27:8; 105:4). Seeking the face of God refers to the worshiper having recourse to a temple or sanctuary where in non-Jewish contexts a statue embodies the physical presence of the Deity. In Israel’s aniconic tradition no visible image or statue can represent God. This understanding is conveyed here concretely by use of the term “your name” rather than the more typical “your face.”
Psalm 83:13-18
New International Version
Psalm 83:13-18
New International Version
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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