Psalms 83:13
O my God, make them, As whirling [dust], As chaff before a wind;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
In Context
12Who said—Let us take a possession for ourselves, The pastures of God!
14As a fire burneth a forest,—And as a flame setteth mountains ablaze,
Cross References
Job 13:25A driven leaf, wilt thou cause to tremble? Or, dry stubble, wilt thou pursue?
Psalms 22:1My GOD, my GOD, why hast thou forsaken me? Far from saving me, The words of my loud lamentation?
Psalms 44:4Thou thyself, art my king, O God, Command thou the victories of Jacob.
Psalms 74:11Wherefore shouldst thou withdraw thy hand—thy right hand? [Bring it] out of the midst of thy bosom! [Selah.]
Isaiah 40:24Scarcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely hath their stock, begun to take root in the earth, When he hath just blown upon them and they have withered, And, a whirlwind, as though they had been chaff, carrieth them away.
Jeremiah 13:24Therefore have I scattered them, As broken straw passing away, by the wind of the desert.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 83:10-18
Prophetic Imprecations. 9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them with… Read the whole commentary →