Psalm 83:15
New International Version
so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.

New Living Translation
chase them with your fierce storm; terrify them with your tempest.

English Standard Version
so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane!

Berean Standard Bible
so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

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

New King James Version
So pursue them with Your tempest, And frighten them with Your storm.

New American Standard Bible
So pursue them with Your heavy gale, And terrify them with Your storm.

NASB 1995
So pursue them with Your tempest And terrify them with Your storm.

NASB 1977
So pursue them with Thy tempest, And terrify them with Thy storm.

Legacy Standard Bible
So pursue them with Your tempest And dismay them with Your storm.

Amplified Bible
So pursue them with Your tempest And terrify them with [the violence of] Your storm.

Christian Standard Bible
so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so pursue them with Your tempest and terrify them with Your storm.

American Standard Version
So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.

Contemporary English Version
pursue and terrify them with storms of your own.

English Revised Version
So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the way fire burns a forest and flames set mountains on fire.

Good News Translation
chase them away with your storm and terrify them with your fierce winds.

International Standard Version
Pursue them with your storm and terrify them with your whirlwind.

Majority Standard Bible
so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.

NET Bible
chase them with your gale winds, and terrify them with your windstorm.

New Heart English Bible
so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

Webster's Bible Translation
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

World English Bible
so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
So You pursue them with Your whirlwind, "" And trouble them with Your windstorm.

Young's Literal Translation
So dost Thou pursue them with Thy whirlwind, And with Thy hurricane troublest them.

Smith's Literal Translation
So wilt thou pursue them with thy tempest, and thou wilt terrify them with thy whirlwind:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So will you pursue them in your tempest, and disturb them in your wrath.

New American Bible
Pursue them with your tempest; terrify them with your storm-wind.

New Revised Standard Version
so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
So chase them in your hurricane and trouble them in your whirlwinds.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
So pursue them with Thy tempest, And affright them with Thy storm.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
so shalt thou persecute them with thy tempest, and trouble them in thine anger.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Do Not Be Still, O God
14As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, 15so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. 16Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.…

Cross References
Isaiah 66:15-16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.

Nahum 1:6
Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.

Jeremiah 23:19
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Isaiah 30:27-28
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire. / His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.

Ezekiel 38:22
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.

Job 21:18
Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm?

Isaiah 29:6
you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.

Isaiah 10:17
And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 30:23
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

Hebrews 12:29
“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Matthew 3:12
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Luke 3:17
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”


Treasury of Scripture

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

Psalm 11:6
Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

Psalm 50:3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

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Psalm 83
1. A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies
9. A prayer against those who oppress the Church














so pursue them
The phrase "so pursue them" is a call for divine action against the enemies of God’s people. The Hebrew root for "pursue" is "רדף" (radaph), which conveys the idea of chasing or hunting down with intent. This word is often used in the context of warfare or divine retribution. Historically, the Israelites frequently faced threats from surrounding nations, and this plea reflects a desire for God to actively engage in their defense. The pursuit is not merely physical but also spiritual, indicating a divine intervention that seeks to bring justice and righteousness.

with Your tempest
The word "tempest" comes from the Hebrew "סופה" (suphah), which refers to a violent storm or whirlwind. In the ancient Near Eastern context, storms were often seen as manifestations of divine power and judgment. The imagery of a tempest suggests overwhelming force and chaos, symbolizing God's might and the inevitability of His will. This reflects the belief that God controls the natural elements and can use them to accomplish His purposes, reinforcing His sovereignty over creation.

and terrify them
The phrase "and terrify them" uses the Hebrew root "בהל" (bahal), meaning to dismay or frighten. This is a call for God to instill fear in the hearts of the enemies, causing them to recognize His power and authority. In biblical times, fear was a common response to divine encounters, often leading to repentance or retreat. The terror described here is not just physical but also psychological and spiritual, intended to disrupt the plans of those who oppose God and His people.

with Your storm
The term "storm" is translated from the Hebrew "סערה" (sa'arah), which, like "tempest," signifies a powerful and destructive force. In the biblical narrative, storms are frequently associated with God's judgment and presence, as seen in events like the flood in Genesis or the storm that confronted Jonah. This imagery serves to remind the faithful of God's ability to protect and deliver them through His unparalleled strength. The storm is both a literal and metaphorical representation of divine intervention, emphasizing that no enemy can withstand the might of God when He chooses to act on behalf of His people.

Verse 15. - So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. There is some confusion of metaphors; but the general meaning is clear. God is called upon to execute vengeance upon Israel's enemies by sweeping them away with the storm and tempest of his wrath (comp. Job 9:17; Isaiah 29:6).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
so
כֵּ֭ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

pursue them
תִּרְדְּפֵ֣ם (tir·də·p̄êm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

with Your tempest,
בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ (bə·sa·‘ă·re·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5591: A hurricane

and terrify them
תְבַהֲלֵֽם׃ (ṯə·ḇa·hă·lêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 926: To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously

with Your storm.
וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥ (ū·ḇə·sū·p̄ā·ṯə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5492: A storm wind


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