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Psalms 83:15

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 83:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
Psalms 83:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 83

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.
13O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.
14As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,
15So pursue them with thy tempest, And terrify them with thy storm.
16Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17Let them be put to shame and dismayed for ever; Yea, let them be confounded and perish;
18That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, Art the Most High over all the earth. Psalm 84 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So persecute them with thy tempest, etc.] Pursue them with thy fury, follow them with thy vengeance; cause it to fall upon them like a mighty tempest: and make them afraid with thy storm; God has his storms and tempests of wrath and vengeance, which he sometimes causes to fall upon wicked men in this life, to their inexpressible terror, and with which he takes them out of this world; and he has still more horrible ones to rain upon them hereafter: (see <182720>Job 27:20,21 <191106>Psalm 11:6).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“So persecute them - So pursue them; so follow them up. The word “persecute” is now used in a somewhat different sense, as denoting pain or suffering inflicted on account of religious opinion. It means here simply to pursue. With thy tempest - With the expressions of thy displeasure; with punishment which may be compared with the fury of a storm. And make them afraid with thy storm - Or, Make them afraid, terrify them, so that they will flee away. As all that is here sought by prayer is what people endeavor to do when an enemy invades their country - as they make arrangements for repelling those enemies, and overthrowing them, and as they feel that it is right to do so - there is no…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 11:6, Psa 50:3, Psa 58:9; Job 9:17, Job 27:20-23; Isa 28:17, Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11-14; Mat 7:27; Heb 12:18 Psalms 83:16”
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