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Psalms 83:16 Cross-References
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“Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.”
Psalms 83:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 83:16
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. This remarkable verse reveals the ultimate purpose behind the psalm's imprecatory petitions: not merely destruction of enemies but their conversion to worship of Israel's God. The Hebrew male pneihem qalon (מַלֵּא פְנֵיהֶם קָלוֹן, "fill their faces with shame") requests humiliation that breaks pride and compels recognition of God's supremacy. Shame here isn't vindictive but redemptive—designed to produce repentance."That they may seek thy name" (vi-vaqshu shimcha, וִיבַקְשׁוּ שִׁמְךָ) expresses the prayer's true goal. The verb b...
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Cross-References for Psalms 83:16
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“Yahweh! Don't let man prevail. Let the nations be judged in your sight.”
“they shall be disgraced suddenly.”
“Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame”
“but on himself”
“woe to me. If I am righteous”
“and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.”