Mazmur 83:16

83:16 Cover ¹  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ²  you, ³  O Lord.

Mazmur 83:18

83:18 Then they will know ⁴  that you alone are the Lord, ⁵ 

the sovereign king ⁶  over all the earth.

[83:16]  ¹ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ² tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ³ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.

[83:18]  ⁴ tn After the preceding jussives (v. 17), the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose (“so that they may know”) or result.

[83:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “that you, your name [is] the Lord, you alone.”

[83:18]  ⁶ tn Traditionally “the Most High.”