Mazmur 83:15-16

83:15 chase them with your gale winds,

and terrify ¹  them with your windstorm.

83:16 Cover ²  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ³  you, ⁴  O Lord.

[83:15]  ¹ tn The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 15 express the psalmist’s wish or prayer.

[83:16]  ² tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ³ tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.