13 O my God, make them like (A)whirling dust,[a]
    like (B)chaff before the wind.
14 As (C)fire consumes the forest,
    as the flame (D)sets the mountains ablaze,
15 so may you pursue them (E)with your tempest
    and terrify them with your hurricane!
16 (F)Fill their faces with shame,
    that they may seek your name, O Lord.
17 Let them be (G)put to shame and dismayed forever;
    let them perish in disgrace,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:13 Or like a tumbleweed

13 Make them like tumbleweed, my God,
    like chaff(A) before the wind.
14 As fire consumes the forest
    or a flame sets the mountains ablaze,(B)
15 so pursue them with your tempest(C)
    and terrify them with your storm.(D)
16 Cover their faces with shame,(E) Lord,
    so that they will seek your name.

17 May they ever be ashamed and dismayed;(F)
    may they perish in disgrace.(G)

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13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.

14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;

15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.

16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:

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