Psalms 83:15

83:14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

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so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

So persecute them with your tempest, and make them afraid with your storm.

83:16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

What does Psalms 83:15 mean?

Psalms 83:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָדַף (râdaph), סַעַר (çaʻar), בָּהַל (bâhal).

Hebrew interlinear

persecuteרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

them

with

thy

tempest,סַעַרçaʻar/sah'-ar/H5591a hurricane

and

make

them

afraidבָּהַלbâhal/baw-hal'/H926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously

with

thy

storm.סוּפָהçûwphâh/soo-faw'/H5492a hurricane

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Wind, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 83:15.

Amos 1:14

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

Isaiah 29:6

Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 83:15 say?

Psalms 83:15 (King James Version) reads: "So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm."

Is Psalms 83:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 83:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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