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Psalms 83:13 Cross-References
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“O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.”
Psalms 83:13 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 83:13
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. This verse employs vivid metaphors for the complete defeat the psalmist petitions God to inflict upon Israel's enemies. The image "like a wheel" (ka-galgal, כַּגַּלְגַּל) is disputed in translation—some render it "whirling dust" or "tumbleweed," emphasizing the rootless, driven nature of that which the wind scatters. The emphasis is on instability, helplessness before superior force, and inability to resist being driven away."As the stubble before the wind" (ke-qash lifnei-ruach, כְּקַשׁ לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ) presents a clearer agricul...
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Cross-References for Psalms 83:13
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“as chaff that the storm carries away?”
“Yahweh's angel driving them on.”
“and they wither”
“as the stubble that passes away”
“Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?”
“even your right hand? Take it out of your pocket and consume them!”
“my God”
“and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword”
“God. Command victories for Jacob!”
“and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn”