Psalms 78:63

78:63 Fire consumed their ¹  young men,

and their ²  virgins remained unmarried. ³ 

Psalms 97:3

97:3 Fire goes before him;

on every side ⁴  it burns up his enemies.

Psalms 104:4

104:4 He makes the winds his messengers,

and the flaming fire his attendant. ⁵ 

Psalms 106:18

106:18 Fire burned their group;

the flames scorched the wicked. ⁶ 

[78:63]  ¹ tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ² tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

[78:63]  ³ tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.

[97:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “all around.”

[104:4]  ⁷ tc Heb “and his attendants a flaming fire.” The lack of agreement between the singular “fire” and plural “attendants” has prompted various emendations. Some read “fire and flame.” The present translation assumes an emendation to “his attendant” (יו in the Hebrew text being virtually dittographic).

[106:18]  ¹⁰ sn Verses 16-18 describe the events of Num 16:1-40.