Psalms 83:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.”
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BSBPD
“Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Fill their faces <FI>with<Fi> shame, And they seek Thy name, O Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 83:16 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
- Psalms 6:10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
- Psalms 9:19Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
- Psalms 34:5Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
- Psalms 109:29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
- Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
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