Psalms 83:16
Fill thou their faces with dishonour, That men may seek thy Name, O Yahweh;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
In Context
15So, wilt thou pursue them with thy tempest,—And, with thy storm-wind, wilt terrify them:
17Let them turn pale, and be terrified to futurity, Yea let them blush, and perish:
Cross References
Job 10:15If I have been lawless, alas for me! Or, if I am righteous, I will not lift up my head, Surfeited with shame, look thou then on my humiliation.
Psalms 6:10Let all my foes, turn pale and be greatly dismayed, Again let them turn pale in a moment.
Psalms 34:5They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed.
Psalms 132:18His enemies, will I clothe with shame, but, upon himself, shall his crown be resplendent.
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 →