Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name. New Living Translation Utterly disgrace them until they submit to your name, O LORD. English Standard Version Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD. Berean Standard Bible Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. King James Bible Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. New King James Version Fill their faces with shame, That they may seek Your name, O LORD. New American Standard Bible Fill their faces with dishonor, So that they will seek Your name, LORD. NASB 1995 Fill their faces with dishonor, That they may seek Your name, O LORD. NASB 1977 Fill their faces with dishonor, That they may seek Thy name, O LORD. Legacy Standard Bible Fill their faces with disgrace, That they may seek Your name, O Yahweh. Amplified Bible Fill their faces with shame and disgrace, That they may [persistently] seek Your name, O LORD. Christian Standard Bible Cover their faces with shame so that they will seek your name, LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Cover their faces with shame so that they will seek Your name Yahweh. American Standard Version Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah. Contemporary English Version Make them blush with shame, until they turn and worship you, our LORD. English Revised Version Fill their faces with confusion; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let their faces blush with shame, O LORD, so that they must look to you for help. Good News Translation Cover their faces with shame, O LORD, and make them acknowledge your power. International Standard Version Fill their faces with shame until they seek your name, God. Majority Standard Bible Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. NET Bible Cover their faces with shame, so they might seek you, O LORD. New Heart English Bible Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, LORD. Webster's Bible Translation Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. World English Bible Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFill their faces [with] shame, "" And they seek Your Name, O YHWH. Young's Literal Translation Fill their faces with shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah. Smith's Literal Translation Fill their face with contempt, and they shall seek thy name, O Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Cover their faces with shame, till they seek your name, LORD. New Revised Standard Version Fill their faces with shame, so that they may seek your name, O LORD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O LORD. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your Name, LORD JEHOVAH! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Fill their faces with shame; That they may seek Thy name, O LORD. Brenton Septuagint Translation Fill their faces with dishonour; so shall they seek thy name, O Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Be Still, O God…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. 17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 20:12 Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” Isaiah 45:24 Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame. Jeremiah 17:13 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water. Ezekiel 36:23 I will show the holiness of My great name, which has been profaned among the nations—the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when I show My holiness in you before their eyes. Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. 1 Samuel 17:46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 1 Kings 8:43 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. Isaiah 37:20 And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.” Ezekiel 38:23 I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and I will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Zechariah 14:9 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone. John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. Philippians 2:10-11 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Romans 14:11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Acts 4:12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Treasury of Scripture Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek your name, O LORD. Psalm 6:10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. Psalm 9:19,20 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight… Psalm 34:5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. Jump to Previous Confusion Cover Dishonor Faces Fill Full Honour Seek ShameJump to Next Confusion Cover Dishonor Faces Fill Full Honour Seek ShamePsalm 83 1. A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies9. A prayer against those who oppress the Church Cover their faces with shame This phrase reflects a plea for divine intervention against the enemies of Israel. The concept of shame in the biblical context often implies a public disgrace or humiliation, which was a severe consequence in ancient Near Eastern cultures. Shame was not just a personal feeling but a social status that affected one's standing in the community. The psalmist's request for God to cover their faces with shame suggests a desire for their enemies to be publicly exposed and humiliated, leading to a recognition of their wrongdoing. This aligns with the biblical principle that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). that they may seek Your name O LORD Persons / Places / Events 1. AsaphThe author of Psalm 83, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court, known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms. 2. Israel's Enemies The psalm is a plea for God to act against the nations conspiring against Israel. These enemies are not named in this specific verse but are detailed earlier in the psalm. 3. God (Yahweh) The central figure to whom the psalmist appeals for intervention. The psalmist desires that the enemies of Israel recognize and seek Yahweh. 4. The Nations Refers to the various groups and peoples who are hostile towards Israel and are seeking its destruction. 5. Shame A state of humiliation and disgrace that the psalmist asks God to bring upon Israel's enemies, with the ultimate goal of leading them to seek God. Teaching Points The Purpose of ShameShame is not an end in itself but a means to repentance and seeking God. The psalmist's prayer is not vindictive but redemptive. God's Sovereignty Over Nations God is in control of all nations and can use circumstances to draw people to Himself. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan for justice and redemption. Intercessory Prayer for Enemies Asaph's prayer is an example of interceding for those who oppose God's people. Christians are called to pray for their enemies, desiring their repentance and salvation. The Power of God's Name Seeking God's name implies recognizing His authority and character. Believers are encouraged to live in a way that reflects God's name and draws others to Him.(16) Thy name, O Lord.--Rather, thy name (which is) Jehovah. The nations were to seek Him not only as God, but as Jehovah God of Israel. This is proved by Psalm 83:18. No doubt the thought uppermost in the verse is the submission of the heathen to Jehovah's power. But we may, looking back, read in it a nobler wish and a grander hope--the prophetic hope of a union of nations in a belief in the common fatherhood of God.Verse 16. - Fill their faces with shame; i.e. cause their enterprise to fail, and so bring them to shame and confusion of face. That they may seek thy Name, O Lord. A merciful purpose lies behind the greater number of Divine visitations. They are intended to scourge men into submission, and cause them to turn to God. The psalmist, being in full sympathy with God, desires that his merciful intentions may have effect. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Coverמַלֵּ֣א (mal·lê) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of their faces פְנֵיהֶ֣ם (p̄ə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face with shame, קָל֑וֹן (qā·lō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7036: Disgrace, the pudenda that they may seek וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּ (wî·ḇaq·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after Your name, שִׁמְךָ֣ (šim·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name O LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Psalm 83:16 NIVPsalm 83:16 NLT Psalm 83:16 ESV Psalm 83:16 NASB Psalm 83:16 KJV Psalm 83:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 83:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 83:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 83:16 French Bible Psalm 83:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 83:16 Fill their faces with confusion that they (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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