Imamat 10:2

10:2 So fire went out from the presence of the Lord ¹  and consumed them so that they died before the Lord.

Mazmur 83:14-16

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.

[10:2]  ¹ tn See the note on 9:24a.

[83:14]  ² sn The imagery of fire and flames suggests unrelenting, destructive judgment.

[83:15]  ³ tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 15 express the psalmist’s wish or prayer.

[83:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ⁵ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.