83:14 Like the fire that burns down the forest,
or the flames that consume the mountainsides, 2
83:15 chase them with your gale winds,
and terrify 3 them with your windstorm.
83:16 Cover 4 their faces with shame,
so they might seek 5 you, 6 O Lord.
1 tn See the note on 9:24a.
2 sn The imagery of fire and flames suggests unrelenting, destructive judgment.
3 tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 15 express the psalmist’s wish or prayer.
4 tn Heb “fill.”
5 tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).
6 tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.