Psalms 83:16

83:16 Cover ¹  their faces with shame,

so they might seek ²  you, ³  O Lord.

Psalms 83:2

83:2 For look, your enemies are making a commotion;

those who hate you are hostile. ⁴ 

Psalms 19:5

19:5 Like a bridegroom it emerges ⁵  from its chamber; ⁶ 

like a strong man it enjoys ⁷  running its course. ⁸ 

[83:16]  ¹ tn Heb “fill.”

[83:16]  ² tn After the preceding imperative, the prefixed verbal form with prefixed vav (ו) indicates purpose or result (“then they will seek”).

[83:16]  ³ tn Heb “your name,” which stands here for God’s person.

[83:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “lift up [their] head[s].” The phrase “lift up [the] head” here means “to threaten; to be hostile,” as in Judg 8:28.

[19:5]  ⁵ tn The participle expresses the repeated or regular nature of the action.

[19:5]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew noun חֻפָּה (khufah, “chamber”) occurs elsewhere only in Isa 4:5 and Joel 2:16 (where it refers to the bedroom of a bride and groom).

[19:5]  ⁷ tn The imperfect verbal form draws attention to the regularity of the action.

[19:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “[on] a path.”