King James Version
Psalms 83:15 in the King James Version says “So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 83 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.”
Psalms 83:15 · KJV
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“So persecute”
H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
“and make them afraid”
H926to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e., (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously
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